Limited to 300 copies. Book is in memory of Beau Pierre, a black toy poodle who occasionally visited the artist, and consists primarily of 10 artfully drawn and numbered pictures of Beau Pierre. "Art: E. Helene Sherman. Layout: Robert E. Massmann."--Colophon. Also issued in a smaller version (35 x 35 mm), and in a deluxe hardback ed. (62 x 62 mm) which contains additional illustrations. "300 copies (plus 200 in deluxe leather by Bela Blau, 25 deluxe in needlework covers by Gayle Roberts-Cullen)" --Bradbury. Library has deluxe needlework binding edition. Library has copy number 7. IaU Bound in blue embroidery cloth with title and design hand-stitched with blue and yellow thread; includes silver toy poodle charm attached to blue ribbon as a bookmark. IaU "This needlework binding was hand made for Kurbel Books by Gayle Roberts-Cullen of Theological Threads in Beverly, Mass. and required approximately fourty-five hours to work. [Signed] Gayle Roberts-Cullen." --Cover page 2 IaU
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R.C. Bradbury 20th century U.S. miniature books pg 123 no 4
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