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ONE OF JUST 250 COPIES, THIS COPY INSCRIBED BY CHRISTOPHER SANDFORD.

COX, E. M. [Trans., Intro. & Notes]; Lettice SANDFORD [Illus.] ~ Sappho. Inscribed by the book designer.

SOLE UK PRINTING. Manaton, Devon, The Boar's Head Press: 1932.

Tall thin 8vo., 1/4 calf over marbled cloth; backstrip titled in gilt; upper edge gilt, else untrimmed; with six striking full-page black and white illustrations by Lettice Sandford; THE BOOK with some minimal rubbing to edges of cloth; else fine. The book is protected in a removable mylar cover. SOLE UK EDITION. Limited to 250 copies designed and produced by Christopher Sandford on British mould-made paper. This copy no. 195. Here, Christopher Sandford has inscribed the front free endpaper: "To Lewis Horrox / with best wishes for 1934". Horrox was a Cambridge classicist and Chair of English at University College, S. W. Very scarce with these attributes.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine

£450

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