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Gillette Burgess The Lark, Book I, Issues 1-12 Complete
San Francisco William Doxey 1896 Hard Cover Very Good Collectible/Rare
Complete in one book, with collective title-page and contents pages at front. Illustrations throughout mostly by Gellett Burgess, but also some by Florence Lundberg, Ernest Peixotto, Willis Polk & Reginald Rix. Original pictorial brown cloth stamped in black and brown of the Piping Faun, by Gelett Burgess. Complete set of first 12 issues of the humourous little magazine put out by "Les Jeunes", the fin-de-siecle band of San Francisco aesthetes which included Ernest Peixotto, Porter Garnett and Gelett Burgess. Chairman Burgess edited The Lark and wrote many of the issues almost single-handedly. The first issue contains Burgess' famous nonsense poem "The Purple Cow." In Very Good condition, only minor darkening around spine area and small amount of fray to crown and base of spine. Boards slightly bowed. Pages fragile but well intact and vivid.
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245.00 USD
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