India Love Poems. (The Texts taken from Sanscrit, Telugu, Kannada and the Assamese).

(Binding.) (Piper.) TAMBIMUTTU (Translator)

Published by Printed at the Rampant Lions Press for Paradine and PL Editions, 1977

ONE OF 200 COPIES (this unnumbered) printed on Arches Velin pure rag paper and signed by Tambimuttu and John Piper, 18 superb colourprinted lithographic plates by John Piper, the title-page printed in pale green, pp. [66], folio, bound by Stuart Brockman in red and blue French Levant with strips of black goatskin, gilt border and rules to both boards,backstrip lettered in gilt, all edges gilt on the rough, turn-ins of black goatskin with endpapers of marbled paper by Louise Brockman (the pastedowns blue, the free endpapers red), fine. A stunning binding, the curvaceous stripes of Brockman's design reflecting the elemental aspects of the verse and Piper's illustrations, as well as evoking the female form. Although the publication was limited to two hundred copies, very few were actually sold - perhaps explaining the existence of unbound copies in sheet form, as this formerly was, before this designer binding was added by Stuart Brockman. Though its original fate betokens an unsuccessful commercial venture, it is an incredibly handsome production, enhanced by Piper's stunning illustrations. Piper writes of his work for 'India Love Poems': 'The illustrations, to use musical analogies, are variations, rhapsodies or inventions on sculpture and paintings in Indian temples of the Golden Age, from the VIth century to the XIIIth. They are not intended to be representational of the form or colour of the works themselves but are affected by the spirit and purpose of them, and often by particular poses'. Seller Inventory # 61518

Bibliographic Details

Title: India Love Poems. (The Texts taken from ...
Publisher: Printed at the Rampant Lions Press for Paradine and PL Editions
Publication Date: 1977