A DRUNK MAN LOOKS AT A THISTLE
Falkland: Kulgin Duval & Colin H. Hamilton, 1969. First Thus. Hardcover (issued without a dust jacket). Quarter vellum, gilt titling and rule, with paper-covered boards patterned in blue, t.e.g.; 4to. 145 pp. Number 106 of 160 copies signed by MacDiarmid, Frans Masereel, and Giovanni Mardersteig. Illustrated with eight full-page woodcuts by Frans Masereel, printed on Amalfi paper specially made for this edition. The finest 20th C Scottish poet's most important work and one of the greatest efforts by Officina Bodoni in Verona. Bottom edges worn at tips, else fine; lacking the scarce plain paper slipcase. (In removable archival mylar covers.). Near fine. Item #12673
Masereel, the great Flemish graphic artist was known for his wordless novels using woodcuts. The eight woodcuts in this volume were among his last, he died in 1972, after a career of over 50 years.
Price: $750.00