Ritchie ward book design (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition green and white ceramic-like pattern boards, dark green leather spine, and gold spine lettering enclosed within a black and gold block border. Includes Introduction by Pierre Berton. Illustrated with full-page color plates by Henry Varnum Poor. Also includes the accompanying Number VII: 25 issue of The Heritage Club Sandglass, which beautifully goes into specifics regarding the biography of the author, illustrator, book designer, etc. A small round former owner blind stamp at the lower right corner of the half title page. All pages are in fine unmarked condition and the spine/binding is exceedingly tight and square (see photographs). "The Call of the Wild, published in 1903, is a story set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush - a period when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's central character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara valley of California as the story opens. Stolen frm his home and sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog, he reverts to atavistic traits. Buck is forced to adjust to, and survive, cruel treatments and fight to dominate other dogs in a harsh climate. Eventually he sheds the veneer of civilization, relying on primordial instincts and lessons he learns, to emerge as a leader in the wild. London lived for most of a year in the Yukon collecting material for the book. The story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903; a month later it was released in book form. The novel's great popularity and success made a reputation for London. Much of its appeal derives from the simplicity with which London presents the themes in an almost mythical form. As early as 1908 the story was adapted to film and it has since seen several more cinematic adaptations." - from Amazon dot com general review. Poor, Henry Varnum (illustrations); Ritchie, Ward (book design) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 500 copies, miniature book, 166 pp., signed by eight contributers to making the book. A stunning book which can indeed be judged by its cover.bound in full black leather, red and blue leather abstract designs cut in on both boards, the front additionally with a small gilt circle, both boards and the spine glittering with iridescent green and blue dots, the gilt top-edge with debossed green and purple dots.a magical book, and so far we've just looked at the exterior. Upon opening the book, one discovers the bright blue marbled endpapers by Einen Miura, and inside will be found seven wood engravings by John DePol, each section with a "chapter headpiece" of a gilt abstract design. The contributors to this book include some of the most talented: authored by Bernard C. Middleton, a skilled restorer of bindings as well as a prolific writer on the techniques of the craft; Ward Ritche (who designed the text), John DePol (contributor of the seven wood engravings), David Pankow (the editor), Henry Morris (the printer), Mel Kavin (who wrote the Foreword), the blue marbled endpapers by Einen Miura and the binding design by Tini Miura (note that all eight of these signed the book at the final blanks). Although not signed by him, Pat Reagh set the type. A feast for both the eye and mind. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in leathers and decorated as set forth above, blue marbled endpapers, double-spread title page with gilt decorations and rules; miniature (2 7/8" by 2 3/8"), pagination: [1-7], 8-161, [1, blank] [1, colophon], [2, blanks], [2, signature pages]. Enclosed in a clamshell case covered in black silk on the sides, black leather spine with an abstract red spine label with silver lettering, the inner tray lined with grey handmade paper, this no. 35 of 500 copies. ___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean and as new. The clamshell case also fine, clean and without wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Signed.…