Lot 54
Johnson (Lionel) Poems, first issue, one of 25 copies signed by the author, Elkin Mathews, 1895
Hammer Price: £2,000
Description
Johnson (Lionel) Poems, first issue, one of 25 copies signed by the author, title vignette and colophon device printed in red, light browning to endpapers, original brown buckram, slight fraying to spine tips, minor bumping to corners, uncut and unopened, a near-fine copy, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Elkin Mathews, 1895.
⁂ A fine, unopened, example of one of the key British poetic publications of the period. The layout was designed by Herbert P. Horne, including the used of small caps at line openings which produce an unusual but distinctly elegant effect. The second issue comprises the 750 regular copies of this title, for which much of the text was reset.
Description
Johnson (Lionel) Poems, first issue, one of 25 copies signed by the author, title vignette and colophon device printed in red, light browning to endpapers, original brown buckram, slight fraying to spine tips, minor bumping to corners, uncut and unopened, a near-fine copy, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Elkin Mathews, 1895.
⁂ A fine, unopened, example of one of the key British poetic publications of the period. The layout was designed by Herbert P. Horne, including the used of small caps at line openings which produce an unusual but distinctly elegant effect. The second issue comprises the 750 regular copies of this title, for which much of the text was reset.
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