[Rarebooks] FS: Michael McCurdy's first book, the Hillside Press GENESIS, one of only 20 copies produced

[Charles Agvent]

One of 150 interesting items included in our HOLIDAY 2008 Catalogue now 
posted on our web site.  Included are beautifully bound classics, signed 
books, fine press titles, poetry, illustrated books, and the unusual.

McCURDY,  Michael.  GENESIS. [Boston]: [Hillside  Press]  [1967].
First  Edition.  Chapters  2 & 3 of Genesis from  the  Old  Testament.
Folio  (13-1/8"  x 16-1/8") bound in quarter blue patterned cloth  and
light  blue-gray  Fabriano  paper boards. Designed,  illustrated  with
original  wood  engravings, and hand-printed on  double-fold  Japanese
Masa  paper by Michael McCurdy, his first commercially produced  book.
The  colophon  states  that the book was produced  in  1965-1966,  but
there  is  a  small engraved Hillside Press logo with  the  1967  date
pasted  below that. The entire edition consisted of only 20 copies, of
which  15  were  for  sale. This copy has  a  Penmaen  Press  envelope
containing  a  typed  description of the book: "This book  is  without
label  on  front  panel.  Colophon says HILLSIDE  PRESS,  pasted  over
PENDEL  PRESS imprint. 1965-6." Also noted in pencil on this paper  is
that  this  copy  is  one of four in McCurdy's  possession.  With  the
bookplate   of  noted  press  collector   Carl  Sutton  on  the  front
pastedown. About Fine                                         $4500.00
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