The Song of Solomon
Allix, Susan
London. The Willow Press. 1977
An excellent copy of one of Susan Allix's earliest artist books.
From the edition limited to 50 numbered copies, signed and numbered in ink by Allix on the justification.
The book is created in its entirety by Allix, who made the prints, developed the typography and mise-en-page and bound the book.
From the edition limited to 50 numbered copies, signed and numbered in ink by Allix on the justification.
The book is created in its entirety by Allix, who made the prints, developed the typography and mise-en-page and bound the book.
[28 unnumbered leaves: 3 blank leaves, 20 leaves with text and illustration composed of uncut double leaves, leaf with justification, 4 blank leaves]. Folio. (340 x 255 mm). Half-title, frontispiece, printed title with publisher's vignette, colophon verso, text with 20 illustrations (14 full-page), all original colour etchings with aquatint by Susan Allix, final leaf with justification recto; loosely inserted is the original printed slip with advice regarding the interleaving of the plates. Full light blue crushed morocco by Susan Allix with her blindstamped initials to rear pastedown, front board with gilt tooling to form an abstract female figure, tooling in blind flowing over both boards with additional inlaid sections of colour morocco to form a decorative floral design, turn-ins with additional inlaid sections of morocco and tooling in blind to match, blue handmade paper endpapers, loose in original wool-lined blue cloth box with gilt title to spine.
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