WALL, Bernhardt. Etched Celebrities. Lime Rock, 1931. 10 etchings (plus cover etching). Mostly green and black inks. 25 x 21.5 cm. (9-7/8 x 8-5/8 inches), heavy wove paper. Original hand-bound green cloth over plain grey boards, etching on upper cover. Boards with marginal foxing and some minor staining, light cover wear, internally very fine. Presentation copy: "To Lottie O'Girr Clarke, in Arizona from Lime Rock, Ct., and Jane and Barney Wall May 4, 1931."
Limited edition (#5 of 100 signed copies). Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, William Hopson, Ferdinand Foche, Samuel Belcher Clarke. 70000094
Plate list:
ETCHED CELEBRITIES [cover etching with vignette]. Black. 7.5 x 5 cm.
FOLIO...COPY No...ETCHED CELEBRITIES EDITION—100 COPIES ETCHER [limitation leaf]. Black. Signed. 7.5 x 5 cm.
ETCHED CELEBRITIES... [illustrated title]. Green. 12.5 x 10 cm.
DEDICATED TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER [illustrated dedication leaf]. Forest green. 7.5 x 5 cm.
INDEX... [plate index]. Black. 7 x 5 cm.
[Abraham Lincoln President, U.S.A.] | Wall 1928 [bust portrait]. Greenish black. Signed. 18 x 12.5 cm.
Carl Sandburg at Chi. News 1926 | Wall [half-length portrait]. Forest green. Signed. 15.5 x 10 cm.
SAMUEL BELCHER CLARKE | Wall 1924 [bust portrait]. Dark brown. Signed. 10 x 7.5 cm.
William F. Hopson | Wall 1926 [bust portrait]. Brownish black. Signed. 10 x 7.5 cm.
FERDINAND FOCH GENERALISSIMO WORLD WAR | Wall 1921 NEW YORK [bust portrait]. Charcoal. Signed. 18 x 12.5 cm.
BERNHARDT WALL ETCHER OF BOOKS [printer's illustrated device]. Olive. 8 x 5.5 cm.
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