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Sale 464: Fine Literature with Books in All Fields (#464) 10/06/2011 11:00 AM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 10/06/2011 11:00 AM PDT

Lot #88The Ribs and Terrors

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$212.50

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Sale 464: Fine Literature with Books in All Fields (#464) 10/06/2011 11:00 AM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 10/06/2011 11:00 AM PDT

Description

Title:

The Ribs and Terrors

Author:

Melville, Herman

Place Published:

Grasse

Publisher:

Prometheus Press

Date Published:

1982

Description:

Illustrated with a tipped-in color frontispiece by Frederick Prokosch, frontispiece is signed with his initials.16x11.3 cm. (6¼x4½"), blue wrappers.

One of five hand-illustrated copies of this edition, this one numbered "alpha," on Guerimand. Each number from this limited edition continues, "beta," "gamma," "delta," and "epsilon," each on a different kind of paper. Signed by Prokosch at the limitation page.

Condition:

Fine.

Item#:

225581

Headline:

The Ribs and Terrors hand-illustrated 1/5 copies
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