remde harry (3 Ergebnisse)

Soft Cover. Square, tight binding. Clean and bright pages. Wrappers have general shelf wear. Writings on the motif of the triad in mythology and religion in different cultures. 10" (25.4 cm) tall; 128 pages. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

First edition. Signed on title page by Harry and Gladys; Laid in is a post card promoting the book addressed and stamp canceled and a manuscript poem by Harry; Stories of life and work of Greek sponge divers in Tarpon Springs, Florida; Written by Harry and illustrated with pen-and-ink line drawings by Gladys; Hand printed and bound by the couple; Binding is hand-sewn into palm-leaf covers with sponge as the spine; Limited to 800 copies, this being no. 760; Near very good condition; corners of binding worn and chipped.

pp. (iv), 78. Map and 9 plates, tail pieces. In the original binding of plaited palm-frond strips (?) with a strip of sponge for the spine, no. 268 of a LIMITED EDITION of 800 copies, signed presentation inscription from Gladys Remde on the title-page, with a title and imprint label tipped in at the end, a couple of tiny chips to the edges of this delicate binding, overall a very good copy. *A charming account of the community of Tarpon Springs, Florida, and of the Greek divers from the Dodecanese [the Twelve Islands], who came annually for the sponge harvest. An eccentric binding and attractive provenance.