Purcell

1981 · rif. 010005 — Morongo Valley California: Sagebrush Press 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . Limited to 475 copies this is number 150. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page and signed. Black cloth spine with yellow paper covered boards titles on front cover lettered in red and black with red and black design down foredge yellow endpapers with Snow Deer design by Merle Armitage and his MA logo printed in red frontispiece photograph portrait of Armitage by Brett Weston. Illustrated with a section of photographs bibliography of books written and designed by Merle Armitage 59 pages total plus colophon. Laid-in six page xerox copy of article by Jay Satterfield titled "Merle Armitage: Accent on Taste". A photograph of Merle Armitage and another man with a woman the man looks very much like the author of the book Robert Purcell as there is a photograph of him in the book the photo is taped to page opposite the half-title page. A beautifully produced book printed letter press photography selection arrangement and original photos by Phil Dunham. Book has a minor bump to top edge the clear acetate dust jacket has a mended tear at one foredge fold and shallow chip at spine end. Unique copy. Sagebrush Press hardcover