Six on the black art / edited by John Ryder
1961, First Edition. London : Wynkynde Worde Society. SIGNED. Limited edition 119/400. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #338162
Physical description: 80 pages: illustrations; 19cm + (slip case). Notes: Contents, From The lost illusions/by Balzac.-From The mystic masseur/by Naipaul.-From Ulysses/by Joyce.-From Clayhanger/by Bennett.-From Don Quixote/by Cervantes.-From Autobiography/byFranklin.
Date of publication supplied by DNB. Ed. of 400 copies, of which nos. 1-100 are reserved for members of the Society, and 250 copies for sale.
Stories illustrated by Margarey Gill, Cynthia Abbott, Charles Mozley, Dick Hart, Don Higgins, Heather Copley. Contents:
Extracts on printing from: The lost illusions, by H. de Balzac, with drawings by M. Gill. The mystic masseur, by V. S. Naipaul, with drawings by C. Abbott. Ulysses, by J. Joyce, with drawings by C. Mozley. Clayhanger, by A. Bennett, with drawings by D. Hart. Don Quixote, by M. de Cervantes Saavedra, with drawings by D. Higgins. Autobiography of B. Franklin, with drawings by H. Copley. Subjects: Printing Miscellanea. 20th century. Specimen. Printing history. Other names:
Ryder, John 1917-2001.
Wynkyn de Worde Society.
Genre: Authors' inscriptions.
Price: €150.00