Landacre & Quince

(Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop), [1989].

Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 inches. Unpaginated. [30] pp. Introductory text by Ritchie still concealing the identity of Quince, 2 Peter Lum Quince poems, 22 engravings struck from the Landacre woodblocks in black, red, and green (2 double-page); text clean, unmarked. Bound in black cloth by Joseph D'Ambrosio with raised bands at the head and foot of the spine, printed paper top cover label with a Landacre engraving; binding square and tight. JL724-002. Very Good.

LIMITED EDITION of 50 copies, printed for Dawson's Book Shop on an Albion Press. Wood engravings by Paul Landacre and poems by Ward Ritchie in the guise of Peter Lum Quince. Dedicated to Gloria Stuart. The binder, Joseph D'Ambrosio writes: "I designed and executed the binding of the edition only. It is one of my favorites because in trying to reduce the design so it would not be too overpowering for Ward's work, it turned out to glow in its simplicity." D'Ambrosio.

REFERENCES: Bradbury, 20th Cent. US Miniature Books, No. 2569; D'Ambrosio, A Memoir of Book Design, pp. 114-115; Ritchie, wr 29 (but printed two years after the publication of Laguna Verde Imprenta, 1975-1987).

Product Info

Publisher: Dawson's Book Shop

Year: 1989

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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