Lot 177
Nash (Paul) Genesis: Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash, one of 375 copies, printed by the Curwen Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Nash (Paul) Genesis: Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash, one of 375 copies, printed in Rudolf Koch's Neuland type, 12 woodcuts by Nash, very light browning to endpapers, original black boards, gilt, uncut, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, orange dust-jacket, spine a little faded with neat Japanese tissue backing and repair, repaired tear to head of lower panel, a few other small chips or tears to head and foot with some creasing, light spotting and a few splash marks to flaps, panels and spine, 4to, printed by the Curwen Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924.
⁂ Nash's superb woodcuts make this one of the most collected of Nonesuch Press items, particularly scarce with the notoriously fragile dust-jacket.
Description
Nash (Paul) Genesis: Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash, one of 375 copies, printed in Rudolf Koch's Neuland type, 12 woodcuts by Nash, very light browning to endpapers, original black boards, gilt, uncut, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, orange dust-jacket, spine a little faded with neat Japanese tissue backing and repair, repaired tear to head of lower panel, a few other small chips or tears to head and foot with some creasing, light spotting and a few splash marks to flaps, panels and spine, 4to, printed by the Curwen Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924.
⁂ Nash's superb woodcuts make this one of the most collected of Nonesuch Press items, particularly scarce with the notoriously fragile dust-jacket.
