The Bremen Town Musicians A Grimm Fairy Tale

12mo. 6 7/16 x 5 3/16 inches. Unpaginated. [24] pp. Red fleuron on front fly leaf, half-title, title printed in red and black inks with a red fleuron, text printed in red and black inks, 10 wood engravings throughout; text clean, unmarked. Paste-paper over boards with the title on the front cover part of the paste design; binding square and tight, light rubbing to the extremities. SIGNED by Sarah Chamberlain in pencil on the colophon. SCARCE. GIL921-011. Very Good.
LIMITED EDITION of 120 copies, this is number 50, SIGNED by Sarah Chamberlain on the colophon, using Goudy Bold type, printed on Rives paper, with wood engravings by Sarah Chamberlain, (truncated) binding by Gray Parrot. Sarah Chamberlain learned woodcut engraving from Leonard Baskin and Barry Moser in Easthampton, MA. Worldcat records this title as published in Easthampton, but the book itself does not show the location of the Chamberlain Press. In the 1980s, Chamberlain relocated to Portland, Oregon where she established her press and many of her works show Portland in the imprint. She had a distinguished career as an illustrator, especially of children's books. This volume contains a translation and re-telling of the Grimm brothers fairy tale, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, about four old animals who leave their homes and form a group of town musicians. Beautifully illustrated with 10 Sarah Chamberlain wood engravings. No copies offered online as of this writing. Worldcat shows 24 institutional copies. (Inventory #: GIL921-011)