1930 · London
by Smith, Percy.
London: Soncino Press, 1930. This is the ultra-limited limited edition with an original drypoint frontispiece and collotypes of 16 Smith's plates, which capture the ruinous desolation and waste of the First World War. Introduction by artist and critic William Rotherstein, Introduction by author H.M. Tomlinson. #XI of XXII copies house in publisher's black cardboard slipcase. Spine sunned, else very good condition in publisher's red cloth with gilt cover lozenge and spine title. Backstrip sunned. Contents fine.. 30.5 cm. (8) pp. plus 16 b/w collotype plates and one original drypoint as frontispiece. (Inventory #: 49547)