Philadelphia: Turtle Island Press, (1979) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A story of a man, a "wan, watermelon shaped fellow who lives alone in New York" with few possessions and even fewer friends, who has a vision of how he could turn the world on end, for a minute at least, as he gives away his life savings on the streets of Harlem. Illustrated by the author with over 20 vivid cut-out illustrations. Turtle Press notes that this book was created with a new printing process in which the artist created the images by hand directly on the printing plates, so each image is an original lithograph, not a reproduction. SIGNED on the front endpaper with a long,…
Philadelphia: Turtle Island Press, (1979) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A story of a man, a "wan, watermelon shaped fellow who lives alone in New York" with few possessions and even fewer friends, who has a vision of how he could turn the world on end, for a minute at least, as he gives away his life savings on the streets of Harlem. Illustrated by the author with over 20 vivid cut-out illustrations. Turtle Press notes that this book was created with a new printing process in which the artist created the images by hand directly on the printing plates, so each image is an original lithograph, not a reproduction. SIGNED on the front endpaper with a long, warm and very personal inscription and dated in the year of publication. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-932284140.
London: Victor Gollancz, Ltd., 1939. dj. Hardcover first edition - "Sometime-Never is lived on a Transatlantic liner one New Year's Eve, within the bonus hour of the westward crossing, when the clock each day is put back sixty minutes. Fearful of the hates of life today, Clare Leighton weaves into this unreckoned hour her perfect year-built up from the ordinary life about us. " IAlthough best known for her woodcuts, this has been ilustrated by the author with many lithographs, some whimsical, some very striking, some full-page, others used as chapter headings and footers and en texte. 178 pp.
Condition: Near fine in blue cloth in a very good dust jacket with some foxing (most noticeable on the flaps and the interior of the dj) and a bit of chipping to the ends of the spine.