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* Charles Lamb. A dissertation upon Roast Pig by Wilfred JONES |
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| Charles Lamb. A Dissertation upon Roast Pig. 13 illustrations enhanced with pochoirs by WILFRED JONES. Pigskin-backed paper boards, lettered in red. Publish by The Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, New York, 1932. Edition limited to 950 copies printed on Oriental Okawara Paper. Chinese characters by SANG HO. The pictures were first printed in black and then the vivid Japanese watercolours were done by hand by a team of young artists who copied from Jones's originals. One of the figures depicts George Bernard Shaw squeezing his nose. English text. Hardcover.. Slipcased.. This book is handsigned by WILFRED JONES. Book number 230. Charles Lamb (1775-1834), certainly one of the finest of the English essayists, remains popular to this day. This famous humourous essay was one of the "Essays of Elia" published serially between 1820 and 1824. This is a Near Fine to Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, a strikingly-beautiful production, LIMITED to 950 copies and SIGNED by the illustrator, Wilfred Jones (1888-1968). Very scarce. Fancy decorated paper-covered boards, with a vellum spine. Printed on Okawara paper, a truly beautiful production with extraordinary illustrations. The slipcase has some minor shelfwear and some minor chips along the folds |
