Half of Life; | Lyrics by Friedrich Hölderlin | Translated by Jay Macpherson | Wood Engravings by Wesley W. Bates
[Toronto]: The Aliquando Press, [1995]. Octavo, 24.3 x 15.3 cm. Pasted into ‘Elephant Hide’ paper covers. The spine is titled and the upper cover is decorated with a wood engraved vignette by Wesley Bates, both printed in dark burgundy. Burgundy endpapers. Unpaginated [pp. 36]. The case is slightly cocked. Else a fine copy. The parallel text was set in ATF Baskerville and Bulmer italic with Scotch Roman used for display. The original German texts were set in Baskerville and printed on the versos in green. Bulmer was used for the English translations, which were printed on the rectos in black. The titles of the poems, in both German and English, were printed in red. The paper is Mohawk Letterpress Text. The text is embellished with five wood engraved headpieces by Wesley Bates. The frontispiece engraving was repeated on the upper cover and as an illustration for the titular poem. The engravings were printed from the original boxwood in burgundy. From an edition of 70 copies in two states. The present copy is number 51 and belongs to the regular state. (The Aliquando Century, BK 81). Item #310
Price: $150.00