[NAWAKUM PRESS]. MELVILLE, Herbert. Norfolk Isle & the Chola Widow. Rik OLSON, illustrator. 2011. LIMITED EDITION, "DELUXE EDITION," SIGNED BY OLSON. With an original wood-engraving SIGNED.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$500 -
$700
Sold for $762
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Lot Description
[NAWAKUM PRESS]. MELVILLE, Herbert (1819-1891). Norfolk Isle & the Chola Widow. Rik OLSON (b. 1944), illustrator. Santa Rosa, CA: Nawakum Press, 2011.
4to. Half-title, title-page printed in red and black, 12 wood-engraved illustrations (5 full-page) after Olson and printed by Patrick Reagh. Original black morocco-backed patterned boards designed by Olson, spine gilt-lettered; original cloth drop-spine box.
[Laid in:] An original wood-engraved portrait of Melville printed in 2 colors, numbered 10/20, titled and SIGNED BY OLSON. In an original maroon paper portfolio embossed "Herman Melville" to the front.
LIMITED EDITION, number 10 of 20 copies of the "DELUXE EDITION" out of a total edition of 100 copies, SIGNED BY OLSON. Norfolk Isle & the Chola Widow was first published in Putnam's Magazine in 1854, as the eighth of Melville's 10 sketches from The Encantadas. Printed by David Pascoe's Nawakum Press, and with an introduction written by Melville scholar John Bryant, this edition features masterful wood engravings by California-based Artist Olson.
Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio
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