On Stephen Crane.
Ysleta, Texas: Edwin B. Hill, 1932 Stock Code: 48957
£650.00
One of an edition of 31 copies privately printed 27 July 1932 for the friends of Vincent Starrett and Edwin B. Hill. Starrett (1886-1974) was a Chicago reporter, bibliographer, author, and Sherlock Holmes expert. Hill was a Texas tax-assessor whose hobby was printing by hand. In 1939, on its 55th anniversary, his was the oldest private press in America. Hill was a meticulous printer and made many contributions to literature, including preserving the correct texts of many of Thoreau's letters.
Description
Single half sheet folded to form 4 pp.
Condition
A few faint marks likely incurred during printing, a fine copy.
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