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Leyden Samuel Luchtman & Sons, 1751. Two vols. Tall 8vo., full burgundy turkey morocco with triple gilt fillet borders that cross at the corners; flat spine divided by horizontal gilt bands (a thick fillet surrounded by two thinner lines), with assorted gilt fleurons in each compartment--stars, flowers, etc. A large gray-green title label, hand lettered, and a smaller one at the bottom with the name of the publisher and the date of publication. Marbled endleaves, board edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles,... more information

San Francisco Arion Press, 1993. Tall 4to. (13 x 10 inches), half blue morocco over decorated boards; accompanied by a CD recording of the music for the first production of the play by the Red Clay Ramblers.One of 300 copies printed in Erhardt type on French mould-made paper with black and white drawings by STAN WASHBURN, the well-known Bay Area painter and printmaker, who, along with Mr. Shepard, signed the book's colophon. Mr. Shepard was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his 1979 dr... more information