1902. · Snohomish, WA
by [Press of Will Ransom]: Wilde, Oscar
Snohomish, WA: [Printed by Will Ransom at the Handcraft Shop], 1902.. [38] leaves, printed on rectos only. Frontis. Small octavo. Gilt lettered soft calf over boards, edges untrimmed. Apart from some modest edgewear and a bit of dark spotting to calf, a very good or better copy of a book in a binding usually seen with major blemishes and structural flaws. Copy #70 of 150 copies printed on Whatman paper, with an Introduction, frontis, and elaborate decorative frames for the text, each with a decorated handcolored initial highlighted in gold. Inscribed by Ransom on the front free endsheet: "To Mrs. F.H. McMillan with the hope that the memory of your visit may be a pleasant one. Will Ransom Chicago 25 October 1907." The second title by Ransom that he cites in his own checklist of his press's work. OCLC/Worldcat locates 11 copies. RANSOM, p.392. OCLC: 2380714.
(Inventory #: WRCLIT88084)