[Press of the Woolly Whale] First Days of the Village Press Other but the remaining illustrations and

but the remaining illustrations and facsimile letters are printed on Japan vellum

hand-colored by the author

particularly at spine ends

Bound in burgundy crushed morocco by MacDonald with gilt rule and small gilt stamps in each corner of the covers

[Press of the Woolly Whale] First Days of the Village Press Other but the remaining illustrations andRansom, 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".