The wordless novel, My Book of Hours, for America was self-published in Paris by Masereel in 1922.

1st American – My Book Of Hours: 167 Designs Engraved On Wood 1922

Publisher: Frans Masereel, Paris

Dated 1922

Limited to 600 copies for America

  • should be signed by Masereel
    • Masereel typically signed with lavender pencil
    • some copies have been signed but no number has been stamped(?) I assume these are over-runs outside the 600 copies.
  • should be numbered
    • mechanically numbered out of 600
    • numbering was stamped with a machine in red ink (sometimes this appears to be blackish)
  • An English introduction by Romain Rolland (Note: the German Trade editions by Wolff for 1926/27/28 had an introduction by Thomas Mann)
  • 167 woodcuts recto only.
  • Squarish 8vo. (7 x 5 inches) or ” 6.75” x 4.75”.
  • printed white (cream?) boards;
  • non-paginated;
  • it came with a thin card slipcase

Note: it strikes me that I have seen a disproportionate number of copies from this edition with cracked hinges, missing spines, etc.

Summary. Photo credit: DuMouchelles
Red number stamped and that is actually a mauve pencil signature.
Photo credit:Type Punch Matrix.
I assume this is an overrun as it is not numbered
Printed recto

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