This rare copy of Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats
Published in 1935 by the Chiswick Press for the Reed Pale Press, small rare edition publisher Edmund W. Brooks in London bound in unbleached vellum. The binding is by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London.
This copy is numbered 243 of 250 bound in vellum. 220 copies were printed on paper see watermarks, bound in vellum with different color ties. The (silk?) ties on this book are red and in good condition for their age, they do have staining and are quite crumpled as the book has been stored in it’s protective slipcover for 91 years. there are no creases in the spine.
the vellum has unique characteristics that may have other anomalies due to age or the nature of the material.
The original price of the book is hand marked by E. B. Brooks at £130.00
Please see photos for details and condition of the book.
Top edge Gilt.
Handmade paper with natural edges.
Natural aging of vellum. Natural signs of aging on pages. Photos of watermarks included in listing. Some shelfwear.
There are added photos of pages where the silk tie was pressed in between the pages for many years.
Protective slip cover shows various signs of shelfwear, aging, discoloration.
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