The Book of Jonah
London: The Folio Society, 2017. David Jones. Quarto. Limited facsimile edition, copy no. 226 of 750. Cream cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with taupe paper dust wrapper printed in black after the original 1926 Golden Cockerel Press design. Illustrated with 14 wood engravings by David Jones. Printed on Corolla Book Laid Ivory paper. Accompanied by a separate essay by Sebastian Carter. Housed together in the publisher's turquoise solander presentation box, gilt-lettered to spine and upper board with inset Jones illustration. Exceptionally clean and well-preserved; only negligible handling visible to case.
A handsome Folio Society facsimile of the celebrated 1926 Golden Cockerel Press edition, originally limited to just 175 copies. Jones's forceful wood engravings rank among the defining achievements of early twentieth-century British private-press illustration. One of 750 numbered copies issued, this being copy no. 226. Complete with Sebastian Carter's accompanying essay and publisher's solander case. Fine / Near Fine. Item #1231
Price: $325.00