John Milton / Arthur Rackham - Comus - 1920
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Comus by John Milton with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, a numeroted illustrated edition on vellum bound by Librairie Hachette in French, comprising 91 pages with 24 colour plates plus 11 black-and-white plates, and signed on the justification as a luxury limited edition.
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Magnificent numbered edition 245 on heavy laid vellum, with a formal binding and illustrated with 24 color illustrations mounted on brown stiff cardboard, with captioned serpents, 11 black-and-white illustrations in the text, and numerous tailpieces and headpieces. Copy signed at the colophon by the illustrator -
Initially represented in 1634 in the form of a masque, a theatrical genre combining poetry, music, dance and spectacle, the tale features a young Lady who, separated from her brothers during a journey through a wild forest, is confronted by Comus, mythological son of Bacchus and Circe, embodiment of temptation, unbridled pleasure and seductive deceptions of the senses -
Taking advantage of the young woman’s isolation, Comus tries to lure her into his enchanted realm where intoxication, immediate pleasures and the abandonment of moral principles prevail. He seeks to persuade her that beauty, youth and natural desires justify abandoning all restraint and interior discipline -
The Lady, however, resists his arguments thanks to her virtue, her reason and her faith in the moral values that guide her conduct -
John Milton / Arthur Rackham - Comus - SD (circa 1920) - Librairie Hachette -
xv, 76 pp.
Good condition of the binding, the work in its white publisher’s half vellum, minor stains and signs of use, a few minor defects on the cover, boards slightly browned, trace of a small bump on the upper board (no gravely), head edges gilded, spine smooth with title and pseudonym, the first board adorned with an illustration and the gilded title –
Good interior condition, first and last flyleaves slightly browned, the work enriched with 24 color illustrations mounted on brown stiff cardboard, with captioned serpents, 11 black-and-white illustrations in the text, and numerous tailpieces and headpieces, copy of the deluxe print run limited to 300 numbered copies printed on heavy laid vellum (no. 245), signed at the colophon by the illustrator -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –
Magnificent numbered edition 245 on heavy laid vellum, with a formal binding and illustrated with 24 color illustrations mounted on brown stiff cardboard, with captioned serpents, 11 black-and-white illustrations in the text, and numerous tailpieces and headpieces. Copy signed at the colophon by the illustrator -
Initially represented in 1634 in the form of a masque, a theatrical genre combining poetry, music, dance and spectacle, the tale features a young Lady who, separated from her brothers during a journey through a wild forest, is confronted by Comus, mythological son of Bacchus and Circe, embodiment of temptation, unbridled pleasure and seductive deceptions of the senses -
Taking advantage of the young woman’s isolation, Comus tries to lure her into his enchanted realm where intoxication, immediate pleasures and the abandonment of moral principles prevail. He seeks to persuade her that beauty, youth and natural desires justify abandoning all restraint and interior discipline -
The Lady, however, resists his arguments thanks to her virtue, her reason and her faith in the moral values that guide her conduct -
John Milton / Arthur Rackham - Comus - SD (circa 1920) - Librairie Hachette -
xv, 76 pp.
Good condition of the binding, the work in its white publisher’s half vellum, minor stains and signs of use, a few minor defects on the cover, boards slightly browned, trace of a small bump on the upper board (no gravely), head edges gilded, spine smooth with title and pseudonym, the first board adorned with an illustration and the gilded title –
Good interior condition, first and last flyleaves slightly browned, the work enriched with 24 color illustrations mounted on brown stiff cardboard, with captioned serpents, 11 black-and-white illustrations in the text, and numerous tailpieces and headpieces, copy of the deluxe print run limited to 300 numbered copies printed on heavy laid vellum (no. 245), signed at the colophon by the illustrator -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
History, Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Comus
Author/ Illustrator
John Milton / Arthur Rackham
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1920
Edition
Illustrated Edition, Limited edition, Numbered edition
Language
French
Original language
No
Publisher
Librairie Hachette
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
91
