Skipjacks of the Chesapeake, signed
(Black Cat Press) Skipjacks of the Chesapeake. Written & Illustrated by Aimo W. Hill, Jr. Skokie, Illinois. 1982. 2.5” x 2”. Design, typography and production by Norman W. Forgue. Text in Memphis Bold composed on the Linotype machine and printed in offset lithography on Mohawk Superfine by the Schori Press. Handbound by Bela Blau in gray/green leatherette with gilt title on spine and gilt illustration of a bay scene on front. Endpapers illustrated with Skipjack designs. One in an edition of 249 copies, signed by Norman W. Forgue.
Provenance: From the collection of Kathryn Ida Hill Rickard. With her Bookplate.
Related items: Miniature Books, Bela Blau, Black Cat Press