A Gathering of Flowers from Shakespeare.
Printed in Canada. Gerard Brender a Brandis. 1997. First edition. Silk over boards. Hardcover hand-painted silk over boards with slipcase. 4to. 76 pp. Illustrated with the astounding end grain engraved woodblock prints of Gerard Brender a Brandis; 63 in b/w and 2 hand coloured. Printed on handmade rag paper with an 1882 Albion printing press. Signed and numbered by the artist on the copyright page. Number 36 out of 97 copies. Deckled edges. Decorative endpapers. Text is clean, unmarked, and square with a strong, handsewn, binding. Spine and boards pristine. The slipcase (silk over card) has three tiny brown marks on the bottom edge but is otherwise pristine. Includes an advertisement from the Porcupine's Quill for the 2006 paperback reprint of this edition. . Fine. Item #67208
Price: $600.00