[Bradley, Will- Scarcest Bradley, The Author's First Book] The Singing Mouse Stories

Hough, Emerson

Verlag: Forest and Stream Pub. Co, New York, 1895

Beschreibung

First edition. Narrow 8vo, measuring 7 x 3 3/4 inches. One of the scarcest, and arguably one of the most alluring and vividly interpretive cover designs by Will Bradley, with a distinctively Nouveau and highly stylized gilt stamped design on both covers. The front cover shows the profile of a woman with long flowing hair playing a harp, with stylized trees on long trunks highlighted in the negative space behind her, consisting of gilt blocking (with reverse stippling), and on the rear cover, a delightfully playful mouse hovers over several bars of musical notation. The front cover was used in the following year in Bradley: His Book, vol. 1, no. 2, June, 1896. There is also one tailpiece in the text (among many other line drawings) by Will Bradley, depicting a mouse sitting atop a harp playing with his hands. A fine copy of a vanishingly scarce Bradley cover, and an entirely evocative design. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4517

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [Bradley, Will- Scarcest Bradley, The ...

Verlag: Forest and Stream Pub. Co, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1895

Auflage: First edition.