[Rarebooks] FS: Michael McCurdy's Scarce First Book, one of only 20 copies, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced to $1500 NET

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. (#014613)        $2,500.00

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