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Gilgamesh. King of Erech. F L Lucas. Illustrated Dorothea Braby. 1948
Gilgamesh Binding  

 

Gilgamesh. Title page

 

Gilgamesh. Example of illustrations and text.

 

Gilgamesh. Colophon

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Lucas, F.L. Gilgamesh. King of Erech. With twelve Wood Engravings by Dorothea Braby. Golden Cockerel. 1948. Limited no 478 of 500. 8vo. Quarter yellow buckram with decorated cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Top edge gilt. Title page with Braby vignette, title in gold. Pp64 with ten full page wood engravings by Braby. Although the title reads 12 engravings there are only 11 and this is recorded as such in Cockalorum 180. Christopher Sandford also writes."Dorothea Braby devoted to the fine engravings which she produced for this book and equal assiduity of research into Sumero-Babylonian art as she previously applied to the Celtic, when evolving a suitable convention for the illustration of The Mabinogion. I tried to adapt my typography and binding to accord with the poem and illustrations, and the whole book pleases me, except that I wish I had blocked the title in gold leaf instead of dusting the powdered gold onto a sticky ink". Very light age tone to page edges, small blind stamp on front free endpaper. In excellent bright, tight order. 


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Cat. No. 92108                                                   £90

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