A Gehenna Alphabet. The Drawings by Leonard Baskin with Aphorisms & Poems by Sidney Kaplan [Signed Copy]

Item Details

Devon, The Gehenna Press, 1982, Hardcover

Limited, Fine

 9" x 6-1/2"; 38 leaves, untrimmed. Hardcover 8vo bound by Grey Parrot in ivory paper over boards, title and Baskin owl stamped in gilt, spine title in gilt, housed in publisher's marbled paper over boards slipcase. This numbered and signed presentation copy numbered 78/110, signed by author Sidney Kaplan and illustrator Leonard Baskin, presented affectionately to the artist's sister, Pearl Baskin Rabinowitz and her husband, "Love Lisa and Leonard Baskin" . 

Printed in Caslon on white/cream/sage/taupe handmade papers from Maidstone. Initials printed in red, umber, green and blue, featuring 26, detailed drawings printed from Baskin's line cuts, opposite Kaplan's text. Deeply saturated pressmark on separate page bound before errata leaf. Fine. Hardcover.

 From the estate of the artist's sister, Pearl Baskin Rabinowitz.  (30641)