BENET, Stephen Vincent

JOHN BROWN'S BODY

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1948. John Steuart Curry. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full rough scarlet linen with blue leather labels on spine and front cover. Designed by Francis Meynell and printed by William Rudge. Introduction by Douglas Southall Freeman. One of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with oil paintings by John Steuart Curry, his last illustrations for a book, reproduced in offset lithography by Fretz Freres, Zurich, Switzerland. Issued unsigned as the artist died before publication. Spine just a bit sunned, much less than normal. Near Fine in a Good, partly split slipcase. Item #006698

Price: $75.00