Cougar Hunter. A Memoir of Roderick Haig-Brown (Signed) Tapa dura - 1992

Vancouver: Phoenix Press, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed By Author & Designer.. First Edition, Limited, Numbered, Signed. Fine, unblemished copy, in original mylar jacket. Hand coloured, initialled titlepage plate by Jim Rimmer. Signed by Purdy and book designer Alex Widen. #76 of 200 copies planned, though purportedly only half were completed. A pristine copy..

Vancouver: Phoenix, 1992. Brown cloth with paper labels on upper board and on spine; dust jacket is clear stiff plastic which has a bit of light rubbing of gloss. Printed in a limited edition of 200 copies cloth bound (there were also 15 copies quarter-bound in leather); this is copy no. 58, signed by both Al Purdy and Alex Widen, co-founders of Phoenix Press. An eight-colour linocut illustration by Jim Rimmer, who also designed the typeface (Albertan), is tipped to the title page. Due to a dispute between Purdy and Widen fewer than 100 copies were ever bound up, with many of the remaining sheets destroyed (see E6 of Bruce Cave's excellent bibliography of Roderick Haig-Brown for further interesting details). Contains an introduction by Purdy, correspondance between Purdy and Roderick Haig-Brown between 1974 and 1976 (the year of Haig-Brown's death), and "Cougar Hunter" which tells, in part, about Haig-Brown's experience as a professional bounty hunter for cougars on northern… Leer más

Vancouver, B.C.: Phoenix Press, 1992. Hardcover. as new. 1st edition limited and signed. 72[1]pp. + 3 leavespp. Octavo in original green cloth and printed paper labels with illustrations from photos and tipped in hand-coloured plate on title page (initialed by artist Jim Rimmer who also designed the type). Copy #98 of 200 (see note below) bound in cloth after 15 copies in quarter-bound leather. Signed by the author and book designer Alex Widen. as new Cave E6. Due to a dispute between the parties approximately half of the projected 215 copies were reportedly destroyed. 1992

Vancouver: Phoenix, 1992. Quarter bound in dark brown leather and light brown cloth, with gilt lettering stamped on the upper board and on spine. Printed in a limited edition of 215 copies, this is one of 15 copies (no. 11) quarter-bound in leather; signed by both Al Purdy and Alex Widen, co-founders of Phoenix Press. An eight-colour linocut illustration by Jim Rimmer, who also designed the typeface (Albertan), is tipped to the title page. Due to a dispute between Purdy and Widen fewer than 100 copies were ever bound up, with many of the remaining sheets destroyed (see E6 of Bruce Cave's excellent bibliography of Roderick Haig-Brown for further interesting details). Contains an introduction by Purdy, correspondance between Purdy and Roderick Haig-Brown between 1974 and 1976 (the year of Haig-Brown's death), and "Cougar Hunter" which tells, in part, about Haig-Brown's experience as a professional bounty hunter for cougars on northern Vancouver Island in the early 30s. An… Leer más