Hardcover
2003 · (Newton, Powys, Wales)
by Herbert, George; Powis, John (Introduction / Editor); Van Niekerk, Sarah (Artist)
(Newton, Powys, Wales): Gwasg Gregynog, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Van Niekerk, Sarah. One of 215 copies, large quarto size, 128 pp. George Herbert (1593-1633), Welsh-born although raised primarily in England, began life as a poliltician, eventually becoming a priest within the Anglican Church. It was while he was rector at a small parish within Salisbury that he worked on revisions to his poetry; "The Temple" was published in 1633, the same year he succumbed to consumption three years after his ordination to the priesthood, at the very young age of 39.
This work is a new selection of not only George Herbert's poetry, but some of his lesser-known prose work, as well as, running along the top and bottom of each page, over 200 of his proverbs. Gregynog Press published an edition of Herbert's works in 1923, and the press device on the title page is that used in the 1923 edition. This 2003 edition a sumptuous presentation of the mind and works of a perhaps lesser-known but highly influential poet and thinker.
Embellished with wood-engravings by Sarah Van Niekerk, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, a Royal West of England Academician, a member of the Society of Wood Engravers (Chairman 1995-98) and an Honorary Member of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Van Niekerk is the recipient of numerous awards and her work is in both private collections and public museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the London Institute, UCLA, and the Ashmoleon Museum to name just a few.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter purple leather over marbled paper boards (the design by Julian Thomas, the marbled paper by Victoria Hall), gold lettering debossed on the spine, a thin gilt ruled border where the leather meets the marbled paper, purple endpapers, title page in black and purple, proverbs all in purple, wood engraved frontisportrait and numerous wood engravings in text (the engravings printed from the original blocks); Monotype Bell and Palace Script types on T. H. Saunders Waterford mould-made paper, large quarto size (12" by 7.25"), pagination: [i-iv] v-xv [xvi-xvii] 1-99 [1, blank] [1, colophon], limited edition, this no. 143 of 200 standard copies (total edition 215). Housed in a slipcase covered with purple cloth on the spine, top and bottom edges and with purple paper on the sides.
___CONDITION: Fine: the leather smooth and supple, the marbled paper boards with no wear or rubbing, perfectly straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. Slipcase fine overall, strong and sturdy, clean, without splits or tears; a very light, stray mark on one side, else fine. A beautifully presented book, worthy of the poet.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. (Inventory #: 24011805)
This work is a new selection of not only George Herbert's poetry, but some of his lesser-known prose work, as well as, running along the top and bottom of each page, over 200 of his proverbs. Gregynog Press published an edition of Herbert's works in 1923, and the press device on the title page is that used in the 1923 edition. This 2003 edition a sumptuous presentation of the mind and works of a perhaps lesser-known but highly influential poet and thinker.
Embellished with wood-engravings by Sarah Van Niekerk, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, a Royal West of England Academician, a member of the Society of Wood Engravers (Chairman 1995-98) and an Honorary Member of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Van Niekerk is the recipient of numerous awards and her work is in both private collections and public museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the London Institute, UCLA, and the Ashmoleon Museum to name just a few.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter purple leather over marbled paper boards (the design by Julian Thomas, the marbled paper by Victoria Hall), gold lettering debossed on the spine, a thin gilt ruled border where the leather meets the marbled paper, purple endpapers, title page in black and purple, proverbs all in purple, wood engraved frontisportrait and numerous wood engravings in text (the engravings printed from the original blocks); Monotype Bell and Palace Script types on T. H. Saunders Waterford mould-made paper, large quarto size (12" by 7.25"), pagination: [i-iv] v-xv [xvi-xvii] 1-99 [1, blank] [1, colophon], limited edition, this no. 143 of 200 standard copies (total edition 215). Housed in a slipcase covered with purple cloth on the spine, top and bottom edges and with purple paper on the sides.
___CONDITION: Fine: the leather smooth and supple, the marbled paper boards with no wear or rubbing, perfectly straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. Slipcase fine overall, strong and sturdy, clean, without splits or tears; a very light, stray mark on one side, else fine. A beautifully presented book, worthy of the poet.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. (Inventory #: 24011805)