JEFFERS, ROBINSON RITCHIE, WARD (6 resultados)

First edition. 9 pp. Near fine in sewn wrappers with sunning along spine and light wear to top edge. One of 200 copies printed by Vance Gerry at The Weather Bird Press. INSCRIBED by Ritchie, "Ward Ritchie on / the occasion of the / Roxburghe-Zamorano / get togeher on / ept 24, 1978.".

First edition. Limited to 250 copies. Includes Jeffers' previously unpublished poem, "The Epic Stars." A farewell tribute to Jeffers, who died in January 1962, issued to commemorate the joint meeting of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco in September that year. Includes tributes by Ritchie, Powell, Judith Anderson, Melba Berry Bennett, et al. 4to plain sewn paperwraps pasted into cream-colored stiff covers with "Robinson Jeffers" in black on front and unprinted envelope-style flaps; 32 pages. Very good to near fine with covers unevenly tanned and showing a touch of light edge creasing.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Landacre, Paul Ilustrador. 1st Edition. One of 300 copies printed by Ward Ritchie (Anderson, Ritchie & Simon). Original publisher's light green patterned paper-covered boards backed with black cloth. Beige paper title label with black lettering on spine. 7 1/4" x 9 1/4." Fifty-six pages, complete. Two black-and-white engravings by Paul Landacre, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for some darkening at top and bottom edges, all-over light age toning, slight rubbing, and minuscule wear to extremities. Binding is tight. A Near Fine copy. A collection of printed diary entries by Una Jeffers (1884-1950) which she wrote when she revisited Ireland in 1929 with her husband and poet, Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), and their twin sons, Donnan and Garth. The diary also comprises entries written by Robinson, Donnan, and Garth, which are distinguished by their initials printed in the side margins. Back colophon: "Three hundred copies printed in Los Angeles by Anderson, Ritchie & Simon in December, 1954. Designed by Ward Ritchie, with wood engravings by Paul Landacre." Ward Ritchie (1905-1996) was an American printer, book designer, book collector, and author. He was a noted member of the Los Angeles printing and arts communities. Paul Landacre (1893-1963) was an American printmaker who, like, Ritchie, was also a prominent figure of the Los Angeles arts community. Landacre is best-known for his linocuts and wood engravings. He was associated with Ritchie and the Los Angeles book dealer, Jake Zeitlin.

First edition. One of a designated 500 copies. Though not called for, this copy SIGNED BY WARD RITCHIE, the book's designer, at the colophon. Introduction by Dave Oliphant. "The manuscript consists of a collection of songs gathered and copied by Una Jeffers [while in Ireland], illustrated with more than one hundred original drawings by Robinson Jeffers, all published here in facsimile" (from the prospectus). 8vo oblong linen-covered boards measuring approximately 12.5 x 8.25"; 186 pages. Original prospectus and 3 postcards from various representatives of the Book Club of California (discussing the logistics of Ritchie signing copies of the book) laid in. Fine in fine, plain white dust jacket, as issued.

First edition. First separate appearance of Ritchie's tribute to Jeffers written shortly after his death. Unbound, unstitched folded proof sheets. Laid in TRIAL COVER with marbled paper design differing from that of other copies examined. With THREE DIFFERENT TITLE PAGES - one with color blocking matching that in the finished book, one with the brown blocking a little darker, and one with green blocking. The exceedingly scarce eventual book was issued in a stated limitation of only "about 50 copies" and printed by Ritchie himself on an Albion hand press. PLEASE NOTE: this is NOT THE COMPLETE BOOK. Includes multiple copies of some sheets but lacking pages 27-28 and 31-33. Fine condition.

First edition. Hodgepodge of unbound PRINTER'S PAGE PROOFS for the exceedingly scarce publication that was issued in an edition of only "nearly fifty copies" and printed on an Albion hand press by Ritchie himself. The text of the book -- which is based on talks given at California State University at Long Beach, Occidental College, and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles -- is a touching tribute to the printers of Jeffers' poems as well as to Jeffers himself. PLEASE NOTE: this is NOT THE COMPLETE BOOK. It consists of a number of 16 x 10.25" leaves, each one folded to make four pages measuring 8 x 10.25", with the exception of one which has clearly been halved to make two separate 8 x 10.25" leaves. The handmade papers used for printing differ subtly in color, weight and texture and some pages show slight variations in the intensity of the ink. This collection of loose bifolia (and one that's been cut) includes 3 sets of the eight preliminary pages (each with half-title, 2-page title, copyright, and dedication pages plus blanks); 2 copies of the first two pages of text (pp. 7-8 plus blanks); 1 copy of pages 13-16; 2 copies of pages 23, [24], 29-30; 2 unnumbered cut leaves that appear to be pp. [25] and [27]; and 2 sets of the eight final pages (pp. 35-[38], colophon, 3 blanks). Full color where called for, i.e., on title and colophon pages and on the pages with reproduction title pages from TAMAR AND OTHER POEMS (1924), POEMS (1928), APOLOGY FOR BAD DREAMS (1930), A POEM (1937), and RHYTHM AND RHYME (1966). Altogether very good to near fine with some leaves showing light aging and foxing but many untouched by either one.