A Message to Garcia and Thirteen Other Things, As Written by Fra Elbertus... [Signed Limited Vellum Edition]

  • SIGNED
  • East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1901
By Elbert Hubbard; Emma Johnson [illuminations]
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1901. Very Good. East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1901. Limited Edition of 50 copies printed on Imperial Japan Vellum, illumined by hand, and signed by Elbert Hubbard and Emma Johnson on colophon; frontispiece additionally signed by Hubbard. Octavo; contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, spine elaborately stamped in gilt with an art nouveau floral design, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers; 166,[4]pp.; portrait frontispiece with tissue guard; hand-colored accent illustrations throughout. Rubbing to extremities with brief exposure to corners; shallow chip at spine crown. Binding sound. Gift inscription to front flyleaf, else unmarked; a Very Good copy of a splendid little production by the Arts and Crafts reformist community and publishing house  with publisher's prospectus laid in.

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