Description

Hardcover, red cloth lettered in gold on spine. No dust-jacket as issued, housed in blue slipcase with spine lettered in white. 266 pages. Contains two appendices on “The Care of Books” and “Buying and Selling”; a “Short Title Index of the Derrydale Books” and a “Subject Index of the Derrydale Books” are also included. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. First edition, limited to an edition of 1250 numbered copies, this being number 138. In additional to a complete bibliography of the Derrydale Press, including de luxe editions, rarities, privately printed books and erroneous inclusions in previous published bibliographies, etc., this title includes a wealth of material on Eugene V. Connett in the form of three essays on his life, his writing and his use of publisher’s or printer’s devices. A fourth chapter dealing with Connett explores other publishing companies and books in which he played a role. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, tight and unmarked copy. Blue slipcase shows some damage to bottom edge in the form of dark stains and abrasions to paper, none of which is visible when stood upright. Included with this title is a copy of the ‘1982 Derrydale Press Price Guide’. This tall, slim pamphlet is staple bound in stiff card covers and contains 20 pages of entries including variants, reprints and Eugene Connett’s earlier works, arranged alphabetically by author and containing titles, limitations and values. Price guide compiled by Issac Oelgart and limited fifteen hundred numbered copies, this being number 241. Previous owner has marked six entries with small red checks and info as to price paid and date purchased, else a clean, near fine copy.