[Press of the Woolly Whale] First Days of the Village Press Other Spine with two raised bands

Spine with two raised bands decoratively paneled in gilt

silver and bronze of the initial letters

London: At the Florence Press

The original presentation bookplate has been preserved on the front pastedown: a gift from John Pierpont Morgan to Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield

[Press of the Woolly Whale] First Days of the Village Press Other Spine with two raised bandsRansom, Will. The First Days of the Village Press: Extracts from the Diary of Will Ransom, MCMIII. New York: Press of the Woolly Whale, privately printed, [1937]. [One hundred copies printed]. First edition. [12]pp. Title page vignette. Original black card wrappers with blind embossed Village Press crest to upper cover, sewn. Ransom's account of working with Frederic and Bertha Goudy in the spring and summer of 1903. Measures approx. 6. 5" x 9. 25".