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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A characteristic example of the Golden Cockerel Press's philosophy of integrating typography, illustration, paper and binding into a unified work of art. The DeLuxe Issue, one of 100 SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES WITH AN ADDITIONAL ENGRAVING, signed by both the Translator & Artist, from an edition limited to 500, in the original pictorial vellum, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with figures of Hero & Leander by Buckland Wright in gilt on upper & lower covers respectively, light spotting to spine. Internally, engraved frontis, title within illustration, [6], 7-47 pp, [1], 12 line engravings in copper by Buckland Wright (9 full page, 1 on title, 1 header & 1 footer) + 1 on each board, odd spot or small stain, t.e.g., remainder uncut, binders gilt stamp & tooling to turn ins. Housed in the publishers red cloth, bevelled edge, slip case. (228&145 mm). (Cock-a-Hoop 183; Reid A54a; Franklin p332). ** "John used to laugh at the thought of what the worthy Dr Arnold would have said about this love-book translated & illustrated respectively by two old Rugby boys. A neo-puritan reviewing for a literary weekly advised its readers not to suppose for one moment that the engravings had any value as art. Some literary pundits are rather jaundiced in their appreciation of graphic artists' work, philistine in their judgements of it, & terrified by nudity in any form." (Christopher Sandford in Cock-a-Hoop). BUCKLAND WRIGHT John 1897-1954 (illustratore). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good+. First Edition. Spine sunned, free of markings or foxing, better than very good. Beautiful etchings by John Buckland-Wright. Number 325 of 500.