Sale 09BP02 | Lot 232

LANDACRE, PAUL California Hills And Other Wood Engravings From the Original Blocks

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Lot 232
LANDACRE, PAUL California Hills And Other Wood Engravings From the Original Blocks.
. Los Angeles: Bruce McCallister, 1931. One of 500 copies, signed. Original boards printed in orange and gray, with a small wood engraving on the upper cover. 12 5/8 inches (32 cm); 4 ff., 14 leaves, each with one wood engraving, plus colophon. Boards slightly toned, some losses of the cover paper at the fragile spine (though this is a firm and overall attractive copy), generally fresh within.
Landacre's finest illustrated book, and a major example of American wood engraving, the plates printed from the blocks by Harold Young. The preface is by Arthur Millier.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold for $1,062 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold for $1,062 (includes buyer's premium)

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