Snake / poem by David Herbert Lawrence ; with a translation into French by F.J. Temple ; mezzotints by Judith Rothchild.
Published / Created:
Octon [France] : Verdigris, 2014.
Physical Description:
2 portfolios : illustrations, mezzotints ; 14 x 31 cm ; in case 16 x 32 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
" ... published in the form of a leporello in an edition of fifty. The poem is accompanied with 4 original mezzotints by Judith Rothchild printed on Hahnemülhe paper by the artist. The hand-set letterpress in Ramses maigre was printed on an Adana 8 x 5 by Mark Lintott who also made the slipcases and boxes. Numbers one to ten the 'édition de tête,' are presented in clamshell boxes with an ink wash drawing of a boa skin by Judith Rothchild. The first four also include one of the original copper plates. Numbers 11 to 50 are presented in slipcases. Number 50 is reserved for the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. All the books are numbered and signed on the colophon."--Colophon.
Subject Terms:
Snakes -- Poetry. | Copperplates -- Specimens. | Malpolon monspessulanus. | Women in natural history.