signed first edition hardcover
1983 · West Hatfield
by SHELLEY, Mary
West Hatfield: Pennyroyal, 1983. Limited. hardcover. fine. Moser, Barry. Based on the 1818 first edition. 52 woodcut plates by Barry Moser, and with Essays by Ruth Mortimer, Emily Sunstein, Joyce Carol Oates and William St. Clair. Folio, half tan morocco with leather spine label over maroon linen boards, in matching cloth slipcase. West Hatfield: Pennyroyal Press, 1983. Limited First Edition. Fine. DeLuxe edition, including a full set of 52 duplicate plates, each initialed by the artist, in a linen chemise folder. Of an edition of 350 copies this is number 155, signed by Moser. It was reportedly Moser's favorite book.
(Inventory #: 308470)