FRAGMENTS OF VILLAINY (Signed)
Boise: Statesman Printing Co, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Good. Item #1506033
1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth.246pp. Illustrated with vignette drawings. Presentation copy signed by d'Easum to his illustrator, Paul B. Evans, who also did the dust jacket. Evans has also signed the copy & added a comment affirming himself as the illustrator. Furthermore, a half sheet TLS is partially affixed to the half-title from d'Easum to Evans thanking him for his work, expressing desire for further collaboration, & also thanking him for the original sketches. Finally, there is a laid in note on some illustrations, written by Mary d'Easum 6/13/95. News clippings in envelope laid in. The book is a compilation of essays that appeared in The Idaho Sunday Statesman about Idaho villains. A bit of glue residue from TLS on verso. A later owner's embossment is on dedication page. Else fine in dj worn & slightly chipped along top edges. Not in 6-guns.
Price: $107.65