(Whittington Press) Mawdesley (Bruce).. Song of the Scythe, [6] wood-engravings by Miriam Macgregor.. Imperial 8vo, [11]pp. + extra folder, Whittington Press, Andoversford, 1983., 1983.

Price: US$452.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: One of 35 (650) special copies, specially bound, signed by the author and artist upon the colophon, with a separate portfolio of 6 proof engravings individually signed by the artist. Handset in Caslon and printed in purple (the title-page in orange and purple, the illustrations in black). Quarter green buckram, printed spine label, printed paper boards in shades of green from a perspex engraving by the artist, top edge green. Matching slipcase. A fine copy. First printed in an edition of 40 copies (with one less engraving) at the artist's Plum Tree Press in 1982. Butcher states that the portraits of the scyther 'are recognisably Bruce'.

Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom

Bookbinding by Angela James. Mawdesley, Bruce. Song of the Scythe. Wood engravings by Miriam Macgregor. The Whittington Press, 1983.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Description: 4to, 10-3/8 inches x 7 inches. One of 35 signed copies, bound with a signed suite of the six engravings. Unique binding by Angela James, signed "APJ 1984, using painted leathers, suede, and wood strips, incorporating a functioning door, opening to a rustic shed's interior,showing the eponymous scythe.

Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.