Elegies from the Castle of Duino.
London, Printed at the Cranach Press for the Hogarth Press, 1931
Kessler established the Cranach Press to produce finely printed translations of classic non-German literature. So when the Woolfs decided to produce a translation going in the other direction they decided it would be natural to commission Kessler to print the edition for them. The result was one of the triumphs of the press and coincidentally one of the Sackville-West's enduring contributions to world literature.
First edition, first printing; limited edition, number 76 of 230 copies on handmade Maillol-Kessler paper and signed by the translators; large 8vo; text in English and German, designed by Count Harry Kessler, printed in red and black in Edward Johnston italic cut by E. Prince & G.T. Friend, wood-engraved initials by Eric Gill; publisher's vellum-backed boards, titlesto spine gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. WIth the publisher's card slipcase. occasional scattered spotting as so often, light foxing to the fore edge, spine perhaps a touch faded but really nice copy in the original slightly chaffed and tanned card slipcase.
Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A25; Woolmer 268.
First edition, first printing; limited edition, number 76 of 230 copies on handmade Maillol-Kessler paper and signed by the translators; large 8vo; text in English and German, designed by Count Harry Kessler, printed in red and black in Edward Johnston italic cut by E. Prince & G.T. Friend, wood-engraved initials by Eric Gill; publisher's vellum-backed boards, titlesto spine gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. WIth the publisher's card slipcase. occasional scattered spotting as so often, light foxing to the fore edge, spine perhaps a touch faded but really nice copy in the original slightly chaffed and tanned card slipcase.
Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A25; Woolmer 268.
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