Very scarce ephemeral items

Chubb, Ralph ~ Five Prospectuses

Various

Single sheets, printed in black on recto and verso, various papers used ; housed in a custom cardboard portfolio. Some minor toning to the edges. Three sheets have been two hole punched to the left hand edge; Some trivial age related markings with a small circular (? cigarette) burn marl to 'The Heavenly Cupid. The books advertised are : 'The Child of Dawn', 'The Heavenly Cupid' (2 different prospectii), 'Flames of Sunrise' and 'Treasure Trove'. Descriptions of the books are given, along with amusing biographical notes and 'Some Opinions' on the artist and poet. Illustrated with both woodcut and lithography. 'Flames of Sunrise' and Treasure Trove each bear photographs of the elusive author. Each prospectus is protected in a removable Secol archival folder. Ralph Nicholas Chubb (1892 – 1960) was an English poet, printer and artist. Heavily influenced by Whitman, Blake, and the Romantics, his work was the creation of a highly intricate personal mythology, one that was anti-materialist and sexually revolutionary. None of the editions of Chubb's books exceed more than 200 copies, and some of his lithographed masterworks exist in only 30 or 40 copies, of which a mere six or seven are meticulously hand-coloured by Chubb. An excellent set of very scarce ephemera.

PROSPECTUS: Hardcover
CONDITION: Very Good++