Author: SOPHOCLES
Title: Antigone
Description: Haarlem, Netherlands, Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. Tall quarto (8-3/8" x 11-5/8") bound in full linen marlbed witha n allover design by Bram de Does of classic borders in freehand style with the title stamped in pure gold leaf; 144 pages. In the original Greek and in Elizabeth Wyckoff's English translation with an introduction by D. S. Carne-Ross. Printed with the original Greek facing the English translation by Joh. Enschede en Zonen in Haarlem, Holland. Designed by Jan van Krimpen and illustrated with 8 full-page color plates and 15 part-page monochroms by Harry Bennett. Of a total edition of 2000 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.C." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, this copy belonged to Gordon Carroll who was in charge of the club's operations in the 1970s when it operated out of Avon, CT. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Harry Bennett. Small rust marks from staples of Monthly Letter to front gutter. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase .

Keywords: Signed, Limited Editions Club, Ancient Literature, Mythology, Fine Press, Greek Literature, Greek Drama Harry Bennett Signed Illustrated Books Greek Drama Greek Literature


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