The Mask of Comus. The Poem, originally calles 'A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, 163, &c.' edited by E. H. Visiak; The Airs of the five songs reprinted from the Composer's autograph manuscript edited by Hubert J. Foss

Milton, John and Henry Lawes. With a foreword by the Earl of Ellesmere

Published by The Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury, 1937

About this Item

Folio. Pp. xxiv, 44, [4] and five full-page illustrations, with a colour vignette to the title-page. Edition of 950 copies, this being No. 74. Illustrations by Mildred R.H. Farrar were printed directly from linoleum cuts by the Curwen Press on wove paper and tipped-in. Largely unopened copy. Cased in off-white parchment covered boards to look like vellum with yapp fore-edge, covers blind-stamped with rules and devices, gilt stamped title to spine. Grey paper covered slipcase with additional colour illustrations printed from linoleum and pasted on. Bookplate of Robertson Davies to the front pastedown, interior clean and bright. Covers clean and bright, darkening to the spine and the spine ends lightly bumped, with a small dark spot near the head. Uneven sunning to the slipcase, mostly at opening edges, slightly soiled, head and tail of open edges splitting at the corners, paper bubbling on the reverse, otherwise good and secure. Seller Inventory # 47684

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mask of Comus. The Poem, originally ...

Publisher: The Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury

Publication Date: 1937

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Limited Edition.