The Chester Play of The Deluge. With Ten Wood-Engravings by David Jones.

Bookseller Notes

First printed in an edition of 275 copies by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1927. 'In order to keep a publication date, the preliminary damping of the handmade paper had been omitted; and in David Jones's judgement the delicacy of his wood-engravings was lost' (Publisher's note).Fortunately, the wood blocks survived intact and are here reproduced as originally intended. Douglas Cleverdon considered it David Jones's 'masterpiece in the field of wood-engraving.' [with:] Prospectus for The Engravings of David Jones, 187/500 copies, bifolium, with 2 engravings, [and:] Prospectus for The Book of Jonah, bifolium, cover printed in green and black with 1 engraving, both from Clover Hill Editions, printed by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, and both with order forms.