Hardcover
1964 · New York
by Austen, Jane; Fritz Kredel (Illustrator)
New York: The Limited Editions Club / Thistle Press, 1964. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED. 427pp. Large octavo [25cm]. Bound in light gray cloth, with gilt stamped leather title label on spine. Embossed portrait of Jane Austen on the front board, painted off-white and reminiscient of an ivory cameo. In the original glassine dust jacket, which is subtly toned at spine. One tiny closed tear at head. In publisher's gray slipcase, lined in a soft felt. Illustrated title label on spine. Foot of slipcase a bit scratched. Signed by Fritz Kredel on the limitation page. In an edition of 1500, of which this is number 1144.
Kredel illustrated 21 titles for the Limited Editions Club. In addition to his active career as an illustrator, he was commissioned by the United States government to create a woodcut of the presidential seal for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. (Inventory #: 67809)
Kredel illustrated 21 titles for the Limited Editions Club. In addition to his active career as an illustrator, he was commissioned by the United States government to create a woodcut of the presidential seal for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. (Inventory #: 67809)
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