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1960 Boxwood: Twenty-one Engravings by Reynolds Stone. Illustrated in Verse by Sylvia Townsend Warner
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first trade edition of this collaborative work.
In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.
Sylvia Townsend Warner, a novelist and poet best known for her works such as Lolly Willowes and Kingdoms of Elfin, has written poems to illustrate the equally enjoyable wood engravings by Stone Reynolds.
Reynolds has several notable credits to his name, such as the engraving of the Royal Arms for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and the coat of arms for the British Council.
Illustrated with twenty-one engravings to match the number of poems, and two additional engravings to the title and dedication pages.
Condition
In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. With light fading to the spine cloth and shelf wear. Dust wrapper is smart, with edge wear, resulting in a couple small chips to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting and the spotting to the endpapers. Spotting from the fore edge affecting the occasional page.
Near Fine
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