Swift Wings : Songs in Sussex [De Luxe limited edition - No.28 of 40 copies]

Author: Neuberg, Victor Benjamin
Title: Swift Wings : Songs in Sussex [De Luxe limited edition - No.28 of 40 copies]
Publication: Steyning: The Vine Press, 1921

Description: Number 28 of 40, the De Luxe edition on hand made paper. Original brown cloth-backed cream-coloured illustrated boards (designed by Beatrice Linda Stanbrough), colour and gilt vignette hand-coloured to title page, title printed in red and black, hand-coloured vignette final page (showing satyrs dancing) with text printed in red, decorative intitials each poem, pp xiii, 59. Spare paper title label label tipped-in rear endpapers, erratum slip tipped-in pp.38/39. Loosely inserted is a printed illustrated one page leaflet issued by the press. Fore-edge untrimmed, upper edges unopened. Some darkening to boards, upper area faint marks, upper corners bumped and rubbed, foot of spine bumped. Very good condition.

The Vine Press, founded by Victor Neuberg, issued 550 of the standard limited edition of this collection of his poetry, and 40 of the De Luxe large paper edition on handmade paper: this is number 28 of that 40. Neuberg was a poet, occultist, and friend (and sometime lover) of 'the Great Beast' Aleister Crowley. Crowley initiated Neuburg into his magical Order, the A∴A∴; in 1909 they travelled to Algiers together and performed occult rituals in the desert, including Crowley's first "Sex Magick" ritual. The Vine Press was known for publishing works on theosophy, folklore and the occult. The illustrated leaflet included here states: " The Vine Press, Famous for the Format of its Productions, is Willing to consider suitable Manuscripts, with a View to Publication." Neuberg also had a poetry column in the British newspaper the Sunday Referee, in which he awarded a prize to the then-unknown Dylan Thomas. On hearing of Neuberg's death in 1940, Dylan Thomas said: "Vicky encouraged me as no one else has done ... He possessed many kinds of genius"

Seller ID: 103351

Subject: Modern First Editions



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