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Lot 175

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Christopher Columbus. Translated by William Jay Smith. Wood engravings by John De Pol.

BERTIN, Charles

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Roslyn, New York, The Stone House Press, 1992

4to.

Blindstamped greyish cloth, gilt title on upper cover, decorative endpapers.

Edition limited to 200 copies (n. 194) on Rives signed by the translator, artist and printer/publisher William Jay Smith, John De Pol and A. Gelfand. A translation of Bertin's French three-act play "Christophe Colomb". The illustrations printed in black are from works in the John Carter Brown Library. The original wood engravings, printed in colour(s) other than black, are by John De Pol. The Stone House Press was established in 1978 by Morris A. Gelfand (1908-1998) and begun in the basement of his house with a Chandler & Price platen press. The press focused on contemporary writers and poets "dedicated to good design and fine letterpress printing of literary texts by living authors" (Guide to the Stone House Press Archive).
Ref. http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/baab/stonehousepressf.html
Prov. Ms. dedication by Morris to Herman Liebaers "Belgium's distinguished ambassador to the universe of books and libraries", 18 June 1992.

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Christopher Columbus. Translated by William Jay Smith. Wood engravings by John De Pol.

Lot 175

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