Specially bound and presented first edition of the acclaimed tragi-comedy, one of only two "large paper' or 'de luxe copies" in existence.
Near fine in very good plus slipcase.
Price: $300.00
"I have read THE ORCHID, Nathan's first book in two years. Now God's in his heaven again and everything is quite alright with the world." – The Brooklyn Citizen
This beautiful production was created uncut in rose boards and in an Art Deco-style slipcase that matches the deluxe production's endpapers. Bound at the rear of the book is a typewritten limitation page signed by Scott Cunningham, reading in part: "This is one of two copies of the first edition bound with the sheets entirely uncut, – prior to the date of publication. In a sense these copies are advance issues, and it is certain in any case that they are the only 'large paper' or 'de luxe' copies in existence." A rare and unusual collector's item, as it was meant to be from its production in 1931.
Read more: Michael March, "Page After Page," The Brooklyn Citizen 22 March 1931.
First edition (stated). Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1931). 7.5'' x 5''. Original rose buckram, black goatskin spine label. In original black paper slipcase with gilt dot pattern. Endpapers made with same material as slipcase paper. All edges uncut and largely unopened. 199, [1] pages. Spine somewhat toned, with a bit of rubbing to slipcase, else beautiful.
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