A Lush, Elegant Volume
Skiing, The International Sport, by Adolf Attenhofer, Count De Baillet Latour, H.P. Douglas, Richard Durrance, Dr. H. Hoek, et al.
New York: Derrydale Press, [1937].
Price: $9,000.00
About the item
First edition, no. 21 of 60 deluxe copies. Original signed etching frontispiece by Frederick B. Taylor. Illustrated by Jacques Charmoz, Wayne Davis, Carl Von Diebitsch, W. Russell Flint, Edwin Henel, Max Märtens, A. Sheldon Pennoyer, Toni Schoenecker, Dwight Shepler, Frederick B. Taylor, and with photographs. 1 vols. 4to. Original publisher's deluxe binding of full red morocco gilt, raised bands, slalom skier in gilt on front cover, t.e.g., others uncut, by James MacDonald. Nicely rebacked, about a fine copy, preserved in a custom red morocco-backed folding box. Siegel 124; Frazier P-3-D.
Item #370161
“A big and very beautiful Derrydale” (Frazier); Siegel notes “binding unsigned,” but this copy clearly bears the MacDonald bindery stamp on verso of front free endpaper. A lush, elegant volume in beautiful condition.
