Macdiarmid, Hugh [Grieve, Christopher Murray]
A Drunk Man looks at the Thistle. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1969
£750
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 23 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
4to, limited to 160 copies, signed by the author, Frans Masereel and G. Marderesteig, presentation copy "To my friends, Edward Nairn and Ian Watson, with affectionate regards and best wishes from Hugh MacDiarmid, Oct. 1970", plates by Masereel; with Eight Woodcuts by Frans Masereel made for the edition of H. Macdiarmid's A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle. One of 8 copies printed on Japanese paper and accompanied by a section of the poem in the author's hand, both volumes original vellum-backed blue decorative boards, slipcase, wrapped in original wrapping paper marked 'our copy'