[Rarebooks] FS: PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BOOKPLATES, 1953, Inscribed by Richard Ellis to Fred Melcher

[Charles Agvent]

BORNEMAN, Henry S. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BOOKPLATES. A STUDY. 
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania German Society, 1953. First Edition. 
Cloth-backed pictorial boards. Illustrations include 24 full-page 
bookplates in color. A detailed study attractively presented. This copy 
is INSCRIBED by the printer on the front endpaper: "for Frederic G. 
Melcher/with affection & homage/of your friend, the printer,/Richard 
Ellis/10th Sept. 1959." Melcher was a giant in the book industry and is 
particularly known for his contributions to the children's book genre, 
including the creation of the Newbery Medal and Caldecott Medal. Near 
Fine. (#018934)     $100.00

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