Sale 09BP02 | Lot 243

[OVID PRESS] H. Gaudier-Brzeska 1891-1915

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[OVID PRESS] H. Gaudier-Brzeska 1891-1915

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Lot 243
[OVID PRESS] H. Gaudier-Brzeska 1891-1915.
. One of 250 copies, this copy 72. Japan vellum portfolio, with a design by Gaudier-Brzeska. 13 1/2 inches (35 cm); containing the title/limitation leaf, plus 19 sheets. The first leaf has a fine small wood engraving by Edward Wadsworth. Covers quite soiled, one tie lacking, a few of the leaves slightly creased or soiled in the margin.
The work is complete with 19 plates; one combines two images for the count of 20 noted on the introductory leaf. A very ephemeral work from the private press of John Rodker. It lasted about a year, but managed to produce work by Pound, Eliot, Edward Wadsworth, and the present volume.

Estimate: $600 - $900
Sold for $1,187 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $600 - $900
Sold for $1,187 (includes buyer's premium)
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