[Pope, Alexander]. [Elston Press]. Rape of the Lock. Elston Press, New Rochelle, NY, 1902.

Price: US$336.00 + shipping

Description: Limited edition, one of 160 copies from the important but short-lived press. Beautifully printed in black and red Caslon Old Roman type on handmade paper. Elston's Clark Conwell "was one of the most brilliant of the Kelmscott disciples. His books exemplify the best in the private press spirit: with traditional models as a point of departure, they achieve freshness of their own. They were printed by handpress in limited editions on handmade paper [] bound in boards . . ." Thompson, American Book Design and William Morris, 1977. Small 4to. [8], 24pp., [1]. Johnson 13. Ransom 12. Very good in publisher's dark blue cloth boards with gilt spine, top edge gilt, and deckle edges. Very good with minor rubbing to edges and spine, and minor staining to endpapers/pastedowns.

Seller: Nelson Rare Books, ABAA, Haddonfield, NJ, U.S.A.