Title: One Hundred Wood Engravings by Barry Moser for the Arion Press Edition of Moby Dick Author: Moser, Barry Place: San Francisco Publisher: Arion Press Date: 1979 Description: 100 loose plates with wood engravings by Barry Moser each signed and numbered in pencil; with 4-page printed title and list of illustrations. Plus 10 original ink drawings that served as the models for the engravings, each signed and titled by Moser, matted. The engravings and the drawings are in separate green cloth chemises, set together in quarter morocco & cloth folding box, spine titled in gilt. 16x11. No. 5 of 30 sets of the engravings, and one of 10 sets with a suite of ten of the original drawings. Inscribed and signed by Moser in pencil on the title-page. The thirty extra suites of plates for the Arion Press's masterful production of Moby-Dick were printed from the original blocks by Glenn Todd. Barry Moser added to ten of those sets a selection of ten of the original one hundred drawings he made for the book. A superb and inspiring presentation. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine condition. Item number: 175313
Title: One Hundred Wood Engravings by Barry Moser for the Arion Press Edition of Moby Dick Author: Moser, Barry Place: San Francisco Publisher: Arion Press Date: 1979 Description: 100 loose plates with wood engravings by Barry Moser each signed and numbered in pencil; with 4-page printed title and list of illustrations. Plus 10 original ink drawings that served as the models for the engravings, each signed and titled by Moser, matted. The engravings and the drawings are in separate green cloth chemises, set together in quarter morocco & cloth folding box, spine titled in gilt. 16x11. No. 5 of 30 sets of the engravings, and one of 10 sets with a suite of ten of the original drawings. Inscribed and signed by Moser in pencil on the title-page. The thirty extra suites of plates for the Arion Press's masterful production of Moby-Dick were printed from the original blocks by Glenn Todd. Barry Moser added to ten of those sets a selection of ten of the original one hundred drawings he made for the book. A superb and inspiring presentation. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine condition. Item number: 175313
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