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The monk and the hangman's daughter: PB 243-2003

Object information

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Titles

The monk and the hangman's daughter

Maker(s)

Author: Voss, Richard
Translator: De Castro, Adolphe Danziger
Author: Bierce, Ambrose
Contributor: Valency, Maurice
Illustrator: Ciry, Michel
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Designer: Foss, Glenn
Printer: Tri-Arts Press

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Description

Translated from the German of Richard Voss by Gustav Adolf Danziger and adapted by Ambrose Bierce, with an introduction by Maurice Valency, and illustrations by Michel Ciry.

Xiv, 80 p. col. illus. ; 28 cm

Place(s) associated

  • New York

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1967

Note

"... Fifteen hundred copies have been printed in the city of New York by the Tri-Arts Press, the format having been designed by Glenn Foss and the illustrations painted by Michel Ciry..."--Colophon. Museum has copy no. "J.D." signed by Ciry. Illustrated with watercolours printed in six colours. Fully bound in greyish monk's cloth. Issued in slipcase (brown paper over card).

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 243-2003
Primary reference Number: 95772
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 August 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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