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O'Donnell, Mary King. A PECULIAR THING. Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, 1950.
Price: US$26.47 + shipping
Description: Pp. 32, title page illustration, decorative initial and borders, printed in green; f'cap. 4to; gilt lettered printed green paper wrappers, edges lightly faded; uncut; Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, 1950. *Short story. The title page sketch is by Bob Weinstein.
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition hardback book with slipcase titled A PECULIAR THING by Mary King O'Donnell. Published in 1950 in a limited edition of 100 copies by The Ward Ritchie Press. Moderate toning to edge of boards and spine otherwise in very good condition. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-2-middle-up-L) rareviewbooks Language: eng
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.
O'Donnell, Mary King. A Peculiar Thing. The Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, 1950.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 100 copies; this copy is unnumbered. Original publisher's light green boards bound in green cloth. Patterned slipcase included. Book measures 6 1/2" x 9"; slipcase measures 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." Twenty-nine pages, complete. Gilt lettering on front board and spine of the book. Decorations on front and back boards. Deckle edge. Pages and boards are clean; binding is tight. Both book and slipcase are very clean and intact. Colophon in back: " Handset in Bembo types and printed by Joseph Simon on old ivory Early American and L'Aiglon papers, with title-page sketch by Bob Weinstein, December, 1950. Of this edition of 100, this is Copy No. [unnumbered]."
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.