TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
London: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.M." and the words "out-of-series" are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, and most likely the publisher George Macy's very own copy. Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Item #016372
Price: $115.00