Gedrukt in twee kleuren (rood en zwart).

Het ex libris op de binnenzijde van het voorplat is ontworpen en gesigneerd door Ralph Fletcher Seymour.

Ralph Fletcher Seymour (March 18, 1876 – January 1, 1966) was an American artist, author, and publisher of the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. He is well known for his designs of bookplates (zie foto`s 5 en 6).

Information from internet:


1st edn, leather tips, 216/425cc, good example of fine printing by major publisher of the period. 58pps, preface by Wagnalls. Wagnalls was daughter of publisher and had urbane education. She was educated at home by her parents. At the age of fourteen, Miss Wagnalls? mother took her to Europe to study piano. She received instruction in Paris, Vienna and under the noted Franz Kullak in Berlin, where in 1889 she made her debut as a concert pianist. On January 11, 1891, she made her American debut in New York City with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra. She toured the United States after her debut, but frail health and a strenuous tour schedule forced her to give up the concert stage. As a young girl, Miss Wagnalls was also encouraged by her mother to develop her writing skills. After giving up her music career, she authored many books. As a direct result of her literary career, she became a close friend of William Sidney Porter, better known as ?O. Henry?. Miss Wagnalls was also a close friend of many great literary, musical and stage personalities of the 1900?s such as Oley Speaks, Houdini and Edwin Markham.


Zie ook de foto`s voor meer info over inhoud en kwaliteit en colophon.