In 1922, Wharton Esherick showed a copy Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk, which he had illustrated with woodcut prints, to Harold Mason, owner of the Centaur Bookshop in Philadelphia. Impressed by what he saw, Mason asked Esherick to illustrate Walt Whitman's Song of the Broad-Axe, which Mason published in a limited edtion in 1924. Inspired by the woodcuts, Esherick created a hand-bound prototype book of Whitman's poem, using prints made directly from his blocks and hand-lettering it in Esherick's own calligraphic style. ...
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In 1922, Wharton Esherick showed a copy Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk, which he had illustrated with woodcut prints, to Harold Mason, owner of the Centaur Bookshop in Philadelphia. Impressed by what he saw, Mason asked Esherick to illustrate Walt Whitman's Song of the Broad-Axe, which Mason published in a limited edtion in 1924. Inspired by the woodcuts, Esherick created a hand-bound prototype book of Whitman's poem, using prints made directly from his blocks and hand-lettering it in Esherick's own calligraphic style. Illuminated letters were used to begin paragraphs, and spaces at the end of lines were filled with blue and yellow drawings that reflect the content of the verses. The result of this labor of love was a work of art, 17 x 12 inches, with pages of handmade paper, folded and uncut. This book is a reproduction of Esherick's prototype, authorized by the Wharton Esherick Museum in Paoli, Pennsylvania. Though this edition is smaller than the prototype book, the original was carefully scanned and printed to provide as true a reproduction as possible. It faithfully captures the artist's vision and skill and, for the first time, makes this wonderful work available to the general public. It will be appreciated by all admirers of Esherick, Whitman, and lovers of fine books.
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Wharton Esherick. New in New jacket. Book. 4to-over 9æ-12" tall. New hardcover, quarto size volume with linen spine and tips over patterned paper covered boards, in publisher's bright green dust-jacket. Unpaginated. Illustrated with Wharton Esherick's wood-cuts and calligraphy. A reproduction of Esherick's original prototype, though in a slightly smaller format [original 17 x 12 inches, this edition a large quarto, 11 3/4 x 9 inches]. First edition thus, authorized by the Wharton Esherick Museum. A finely produced and printed work including wood-cuts not present in the 1924 Harold Mason limited edition and the recreating the original printing method of text and images being printed on one side of the sheet, which is then folded and bound with top edge uncut. A brand new copy.
