Robert the devil. Translated by W.S. Merwin from an anonymous French play of the XIV century with woodcut engravings by Roxanne Sexauer

[Merwin, W. S., translator.]

Published by University of Iowa, the Windhover Press, Iowa City, 1981

About this Item

Edition limited to 310 copies, this 1 of 50 with hand-colored illustrations by Sexauer (this, copy no. 39), and signed by Merwin and Sexauer; folio, pp. 44, [2]; errata slip laid in, as issued; text printed in double column; title printed in red and black, woodcut illustrations beautifully colored throughout; fine in original beige cloth, red printed label on spine, publisher's slipcase. From the library of Kim Merker and with a typed letter from him "to friends of the press" laid in, regarding orders, discounts, standing orders, shipping, etc., and noting that each colored copy of Robert the Devil "are taking 16 hours each to color by hand." With a short preface by W. S. Merwin. Berger, Printing and the Mind of Merker, 77. A Century for the Century, 85.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Robert the devil. Translated by W.S. Merwin from an anonymous French play of the XIV century with woodcut engravings by Roxanne Sexauer
• Publisher: University of Iowa, the Windhover Press, Iowa City
• Publication Date: 1981
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