Gregynog Press.- Bridges (Robert) Eros and Psyche: A Poem in XII Measures, one of 300 copies, printed in red and black, initials designed by Graily Hewitt and printed in green, woodcut title-vignette, plates and illustrations by Loyd Haberly and R.John Beedham after Edward Burne-Jones, a few with neat hand-colouring by Eric Sweet, very light foxing to a few leaves, original white pigskin with device in gilt to upper cover, spine titled and ruled in gilt in imitation of bands, t.e.g., others uncut, very lightly spotted and soiled, without the original cream cloth tray and slip-case but preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Harrop 33], Gregynog Press, 1935 § Lewis (David G., editor) Gwendolin Seventy Five Years On: A Critique..., designed by Eric Sweet, "Designer's Copy" from an edition limited to 150, original cloth-backed boards designed by Sweet, cloth slip-case, Gwasg Gregynog, 2010, 4to, Newtown (2)
⁂ The second relates the story of the typeface "Gwendolin" designed by Loyd Haberly for the Eros and Psyche. It was severely criticised by St.John Hornby, Stanley Morison and others and was never used again for a Gregynog book.
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