Roland Clark's Etchings
New York: The Derrydale Press 1938. First Edition. Folio (12 1/2 x 16 inches), pp. [unpaginated]; nicely rebound in three-quarter red morocco and rose linen boards gilt; spine stamped in gilt; minor scuffs or soil to boards; minor wear to one corner's leather ; t.e.g.; marbled endpapers; clean throughout; near fine copy lacking the box. First edition, trade issue. Colophon states this to be number 762 of 800 numbered copies indicating the trade issue (the deluxe issue was of 50 numbered copies with an additional signed etching). Illustrated with an original frontispiece etching signed by the artist and 69 plates. Near Fine. Cloth. [20235]
One of the more popular books by an American sporting artist, Roland Clark's Etchings is also the largest book produced by the Derrydale Press. Siegel 139. The original binding was tan linen on the spine and corners.
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