Beschreibung:

36,5 : 29,5 cm. 3 blanc leaves, 38 pages, 4 blanc leaves. With 2 original lithographs and 3 original wood engravings. Original brown paper wrappers with wood engravings by Charles Ricketts.

Bemerkung:

One of the most important and lavish periodicals of late 19th century Britain. Here no. IV of only V numbers published, with original wood engravings and lithographs by Charles Ricketts, Lucien Pissaro, Charles H. Shannon and T. Sturge Moore. Literary contributins by John Gray, Laurence Housman, Ricketts et al. Ricketts was responsible for the wrapper design and typography, and together with Shannon for most of the illustrative material. Undertaken as an early production anticipating the later inauguration of the Vale Press (prior to the adoption of the name, but with the press device on the wrappers of this issue. - The delicate wrappers an the edges a bit wrinkled, spine ocassionally with minimal tears - Watry, The Vale Press, page 104-106 with illustration.