Primeval Gods (Illus. Blair Hughes-Stanton) by Sandford, Christopher - 1934

Boar's Head Press, London, 1934. Hardback, original cloth. 23 x 14.5cm. 30pp. 8 Wood-engravings, including title vignette by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Number 86 of a total edition of 150 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Top edge gilt, end-papers printed gold. Text block loose, but not detached from binding. Some rubbing to extremities. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.

London: Boar's Head Press, 1934. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Blair Hughes-Stanton. A scarce signed limited edition work, specially bound in a quarter vellum binding, a poetry collection illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Signed by the author to the edition page.A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and fifty copies, of which Nos. 1-25 are specially bound, and contain a separate set of the engravings to the pocket to the rear. This copy is numbered twenty-three. However, this copy lacks the engravings to the pocket.A scarce work.'Primeval Gods' is a selection of five poems that ruminate on the subject of gods and their nature.Illustrated with a vignette title page, and engravings throughout.Written by Christopher Sandford.Illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton, who was a major figure in the revival of wood engravings in the twentieth century. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Boards have… Read More

[Devon, UK]: Christopher Sandford at the Boar's Head Press, 1934. First, Numbered Edition. Leather. Fine. Octavo. No. 84 of an edition limited to 150 copies (for subscribers only), signed and dated by Sandford at the colophon. Woodcut illustrations throughout by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Custom bound by master book artist, Robert Wu in Toronto. Yellow leather with inlaid pictorial leather decoration staying true to Hughes-Stanton's illustrations, flecked with blue foil stars, a golden sun with embossed gilt lines shining from it. Illustration spans both upper and lower covers and is fully revealed when the book is open. Bouquet or Peacock patterned endpapers handmade by Robert Wu, original gold endpapers retained, interior clean, crisp, and bright. A stunning example of the artistry of Robert Wu. Housed in a custom-made solander box made of airplane linen with embedded leather label. Christopher Sandford was a book designer, proprietor of the Golden Cockerel Press, a founding director of the Folio… Read More