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THE WIND'S TALE.
Anderson, Hans Christian.

- Manchester Centre, VT : Elfriede Abbe n.d. (1996) - 4to - quarter cloth, decorated marbled paper-covered boards, marbled spine labels, top edge cut, other edges uncut - unpaginated - Order Nr. 107129 - Price: $ 650.00

Limited to 200 numbered and signed copies. Illustrated, designed, and produced by Elfriede Abbe. Abbe (1919-) is a scupltor and wood engraver who has won numerous prizes for her work. Printed on Linweave hand-made paper. Printed on a Chandler and Price platen press, manually operated. Loosely inserted is an A.L.S. from Abbe dated 1996 in which she talks about this book and even enclosed a marbled paper sample to show the color of the binding and a sample page of the text with an illustration. The letter must have worked as the collector bought the book.

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BIBLIOGRAPHIE GÉNÉRALE DU COSTUME ET DE LA MODE. by Colas, René First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. (Besterman p. 1505). Still one of the most useful bibliographies of books on costume with over 3000 entries. Number of plates, pagination and long annotations accompany the descriptions of each book. Rubbed along hinges.