Description: One of 260 copies in two volumes, printed in 1892, the year after original publication of the book. Referred to as the Kirriemuir Edition. This is number 143 of 260. (Photo 8) Books are complete and in near very good condition with rough cut pages that are soiled on exposed edges. There are no dust jackets. Vellum spine and board tips with some wear through on the vellum tipped corners of the boards (Photo 9) . Owner book plate in both copies used awful glue that stained the end papers (Photo 12). Interior is tight with paper toning. There is darkening/soiling to the extended page edges of the longer of the rough cut pages (Photo 6 & 9). Prior book seller wrote price and title on rear paste down in red ink, in both volumes (Photo 11). See photos. Each of the 10 illustrations comes in two states. One is the standard etching and this is followed by a second copy of the same illustration on Japanese vellum. Each volume is "signed" with the name of the publisher on the limitations page (Photo 8). Some toning/discoloration to the boards and vellum spine covers and some soiling on boards (Photo 2, 3) The binding strings can be seen in places (Photo 7) but everything is tight and square with no splits in binding. Volumes are tight and in near very good condition. First illustrated edition of this book. Complete in two volumes limited edition two volume set illustrated by G. W. H Ritchie, 10 etchings in total, with each etching in two states, original and another following on Japanese vellum paper, all with thin paper guards; additional flourish of printed illuminated red and blue ink manuscript style capital letters at the beginning of each chapter. Handmade laid paper with deckle fore- and bottom edges. Nice press-work with broad margins. Limitation page in each volume, each has the hand signed name of the publisher. Volume 1: preceded by “A Literary and Biographical Portrait" with no authorship name given, then 290 pages. Volume 2 contains 326 pp. Very Good condition. Hardcover. The Little Minister is set in Thrums, a Scottish weaving village based on Barrie’s birthplace, and concerns Gavin Dishart, a young impoverished minister with his first congregation. The weavers he serves soon riot in protest against reductions in their wages and harsh working conditions. It was turned into a successful play in 1897 and eventually a movie starring Katharine Hepburn in 1934. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog PLEASE NOTE: For book sales, I virtually always include a vinyl bag tightly wrapped on the exterior. This is an attempt to prevent any USPS employee from opening the package for inspection as it would be time consuming for them to repackage it. This is done simply because my packaging is done more carefully than their repackaging and also to protect the book from the elements. The vinyl bag covers cardboard protection and you can simply cut the bag open (carefully) and remove the contents. The cardboard protection is also typically held with tape and cutting in the obvious places will allow the cardboard to pop right open, exposing the book (in another protective vinyl bag). Using this method, you should be able to open any book I send in under a minute. No "buzz saw" is required. Thank you
Price: 51.98 USD
Location: East Norwich, New York
End Time: 2024-12-21T23:49:04.000Z
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Year Printed: 1892
