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Lucas, F. L.. The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite. The Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1948.
Price: US$256.17 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1948. Limited Edition - no.638/750. Folio. 35pp. Illustrated by Mark Severin. Publisher's vellum spine, green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and decoration to upper. Some minor markings to cloth. Otherwise a 'Very Good+' copy. Uncommon.
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
Price: US$2881.94 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The sole UK printing of this illustrated edition published by The Golden Cockerel Press, London in 1948. Number '10' of 100 specially bound copies signed by the translator, from an overall limitation of 750. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just some very slight fading of colouring to the spine. Small folio; wood-engraved frontispiece, pictorial title and twelve half-page wood-engravings by Mark Severin, title in red & black. The publisher's original pictorial red morocco with gilt decorations by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The top edge gilt, others are uncut. Housed in the original cloth slip-case. Loosely laid in is a two sided Publisher's Prospectus which is in Fine condition. An excellent example of this special edition, with the splendid illustrations by Belgian-born artist & graphic designer Mark Severin, famous for his miniaturised work, bookplates, erotic studies and graphic design work for companies including Imperial Airways and the London Underground. The Homeric Hymns were a series of poems written and performed to celebrate the Greek gods, written in the same epic meter as Homer's 'Iliad' & 'Odyssey'. A highlight from the Cockerel Press. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcome direct contact.
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom