Lot 349
Lindsay, Jack and Norman
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 10 September 2014 at 12:00 BST
Description
A homage to Sappho. London: Fanfrolico Press, 1928. 4to, number 47 of 70 copies signed by Jack Lindsay on colophon, half-title with limitation to verso, frontispiece and 14 plates by Norman Lindsay, original vellum gilt, very light, minor foxing to endpapers, bookseller's price in light pencil to endpaper, occasional light dust-soiling to a few pages and also to covers
Footnote
Note: Norman Lindsay, 1879-1969, was born in Victoria, Australia, and taught himself to draw during times of illness as a child. In 1925, Lindsay's son, Jack, founded the Fanfrolico Press and many of the 40 books published by the press within the space of six years were illustrated by the father. A Homage to Sappho is an excellent example of Norman Lindsay's delicate etchings, and forms part of a tradition of erotic classical works translated into English and published in limited numbers by private presses.