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The Birds

Title

The Birds
With an introduction by Dudley Fitts and illustrations by Marian Parry.

Creator

Aristophanes

Description

"The eighth, in this Twenty-seventh Series of the fine books made for the members of this Club ... pen-and-ink drawings ... The paper is a special sheet made for this edition by the Curtis Paper Company ... The binding is adorned with decorated sides and has a backstrip of polished black calf. The book is enclosed in an adaption of the solander case"-- Publisher's announcement.
"Made ... by Clarke & Way, Inc. at The Thistle Press ... The entire edition has been planned and put into color by Bert Clarke. The illustrations have been drawn by Marian Parry"-- Colophon.
No. 289 of a limited ed. of 1500 copies
Signed by the artist
Gift of Loryn Romadka
From the collection of Austin Fredric Lutter, with his bookplate

Source

UW-Milwaukee Libraries Special Collections

Publisher

New York, Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club

Date

1959

Contributor

Dudley Fitts
Marian Parry
Bert Clarke

Rights

It is the responsibility of the researcher to seek permission from the copyright holder to reproduce for publication.

Format

xii, 52 p. : illus. (some col.)
29 cm.

Language

English

Identifier

(SPL) PA3877 A8 1959

Files

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ari1959dL.jpg

Citation

Aristophanes, “The Birds,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 22, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/79.