Lot 242
Nash (Paul).- Genesis: Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 375, illustrator's copy with his ownership inscription and later gift inscription from him, printed by the Curwen Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Nash (Paul).- Genesis: Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 375, illustrator's copy with his ownership inscription "belongs to Paul Nash" and later gift inscription from him "For Minna with love from Paul" to front free endpaper, printed in Rudolf Koch's Neuland type, 12 woodcuts by Nash, occasional light finger-soiling to margins, light browning to endpapers, original boards, wear to spine tips, corners and herd of upper joint, 4to, printed by the Curwen Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924.
⁂ A superb association copy of one of the most celebrated illustrated books of the 1920s. Later gifted by Nash to an unknown recipient.
Description
Nash (Paul).- Genesis: Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 375, illustrator's copy with his ownership inscription "belongs to Paul Nash" and later gift inscription from him "For Minna with love from Paul" to front free endpaper, printed in Rudolf Koch's Neuland type, 12 woodcuts by Nash, occasional light finger-soiling to margins, light browning to endpapers, original boards, wear to spine tips, corners and herd of upper joint, 4to, printed by the Curwen Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924.
⁂ A superb association copy of one of the most celebrated illustrated books of the 1920s. Later gifted by Nash to an unknown recipient.
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