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Beware the Ides of March.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Misc 1946
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stuart, Gloria, author.
- Ritchie, Ward, 1905-1996, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American poetry--20th century.
- American poetry.
- Genre:
- Type ornaments.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Misc 1946)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Misc 1946)
- Physical Description:
- 38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 17 x 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Los Angeles] : Imprenta Glorias, 1987.
- Notes:
- Title on 3 successive pages.
- "I designed, illustrated, and printed this book for his birthday on June 15, 1987 - with love and admiration. The types are Columbus and Libra; the initials, Arboret. The papers are Ingres Antique, Frabriano Roma and text. The binding is by Joseph d'Ambrosio. It is the third book from Imprenta Glorias in an edition of 20."--Colophon.
- Contains a poem written by Gloria Stuart to Ward Ritchie and his poem in response, printed for his birthday, June 15, 1987.
- Local Notes:
- Printed chiefly on double leaves. Marbled paper covered boards. Spine cutout reveals gold colored beads in the shape of two hearts.
- Misc 1946: Presented to the Penn Libraries by Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck. Signed by authors below colophon. Binder's autograph on rear pastedown.
- OCLC:
- 19280888
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