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Jeffers, Una; Jeffers, Robinson; Jeffers, Donnan; Jeffers, Garth; Ritchie, Ward (Printer and Designer). Visits to Ireland: Travel-Diaries of Una Jeffers. The Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, CA, 1954.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: One of 300 copies printed by Ward Ritchie (Anderson, Ritchie & Simon). Original publisher's light green patterned paper-covered boards backed with black cloth. Beige paper title label with black lettering on spine. 7 1/4" x 9 1/4." Fifty-six pages, complete. Two black-and-white engravings by Paul Landacre, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for some darkening at top and bottom edges, all-over light age toning, slight rubbing, and minuscule wear to extremities. Binding is tight. A Near Fine copy. A collection of printed diary entries by Una Jeffers (1884-1950) which she wrote when she revisited Ireland in 1929 with her husband and poet, Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), and their twin sons, Donnan and Garth. The diary also comprises entries written by Robinson, Donnan, and Garth, which are distinguished by their initials printed in the side margins. Back colophon: "Three hundred copies printed in Los Angeles by Anderson, Ritchie & Simon in December, 1954. Designed by Ward Ritchie, with wood engravings by Paul Landacre." Ward Ritchie (1905-1996) was an American printer, book designer, book collector, and author. He was a noted member of the Los Angeles printing and arts communities. Paul Landacre (1893-1963) was an American printmaker who, like, Ritchie, was also a prominent figure of the Los Angeles arts community. Landacre is best-known for his linocuts and wood engravings. He was associated with Ritchie and the Los Angeles book dealer, Jake Zeitlin.

Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.

Jeffers, Una; Robinson Jeffers, foreword. VISITS TO IRELAND: Travel-diaries of Una Jeffers. Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, 1954.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. One of only 300 copies printed. Compiled and with foreword by Robinson Jeffers. Recounts the Jeffers' family trip to Ireland in 1929 with entries by Una, husband Robinson, and sons Donnan & Garth. This was the trip that started Robinson Jeffers working on the series of poems that became DESCENT TO THE DEAD. Designed by Ritchie; wood-cut title page engraving by Paul Landacre (also appears at head of p.9). 8vo marbled green paper boards; black cloth spine with printed label. Near fine with faint offset on title page and spine label a little toned and very lightly rubbed. In original glossy black paper-covered slipcase which is intact but rubbed on all edges and showing some light chipping at corners.

Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.

JEFFERS, Una.. Visits to Ireland: Travel Diaries of Una Jeffers.. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press,, 1954.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: 56 pp. Fine in marbled paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Very near fine publisher's slipcase. Illustrated with wood engravings by Paul Landacre. Foreword by Robinson Jeffers. One of 300 copies.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Jeffers, Una. Visits to Ireland Travel-Diaries of Una Jeffers Foreword by Robinson Jeffers. Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, 1954.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 56p octavo, 1/300 copies. A fine bright copy in original plain brown wrapper in publisher's very good black card slipcase with a little wear at the base of the case

Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

Jeffers, Una. Visits to Ireland. Travel-diaries of Una Jeffers. Foreword by Robinson Jeffers.. Los Angeles, The Ward Ritchie Press., 1954.

Price: US$211.19 + shipping

Description: Groß-8°. 24 x 19 cm. 56 Seiten. Original-Halbleinenband in Original-Pappschuber. 1 von 300 Exemplaren. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Von Ward Ritchie gestaltet, mit Holzschnitten von Paul Landacre. Blattränder unbeschnitten. Pappschuber berieben. Oberer Rücken leicht fleckig. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar. One of 300 copies. English language edition. Original half-cloth binding in original cardboard slipcase. Designed by Ward Ritchie, with wood engravings by Paul Landacre. Pages untrimmed. Cardboard slipcase rubbed. Upper spine with spots. Nearly fine copy. Sprache: englisch.

Seller: Antiquariat Lenzen, Düsseldorf, Germany

Jeffers, Una. Visits to Ireland: The Travel Diaries of Una Jeffers. Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, 1954.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: With a foreword by Robinson Jeffers. One of 300 copies. Contains wood engravings by Landacre. Green marbled boards and black cloth binding, in black cardboard slipcase. Book fine, some edgewear and surface abrasions to slipcase surface.

Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, U.S.A.