Stein, Gertrude; Hurd, Clement (pictures); Hurd, Edith Thacher (accompaniment). The World is Round: with The World is Not Flat by Edith Thacher Hurd. Arion Press, San Francisco, CA, 1986.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 2 Volume Set: The World is Round and The World is Not Flat. The World is Round is signed by Clement Hurd on half-title page. The World is Not Flat is signed by Edith Thacher Hurd on half-title page. Both volumes are bound in red cloth boards with blue lettering on covers, and housed in original square box. Package does not include balloon. Limited to 400 copies. Illustrations are printed from photoengravings taken from proofs of the original linoleum blocks and wood blocks cut by Clement Hurd for the 1967 edition published by Young Scott Brooks, with some modifications made by Andrew Hoyem and Clement Hurd for the present format. Very minor shelfwear to the two volumes: very light rubbing along cover edges. Otherwise, volumes are tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volumes are in Near Fine condition. Some light edge wear to the cover box, tear at one of the corners, red stain on bottom of box with a small tear. Cover box is in Good condition.

Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.