Selections from poems by Auden
By: lithographs by Henry Moore.
Contributors: Moore, Henry, 1898-; Artists' Books Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Petersburg Press
Published: 1974
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Artists' books.
Other titles: Auden poems, Moore lithographs.; Auden poems.
Notes: Half title: Auden poems, Moore lithographs.
"The book and images exist in the following editions: The edition (A) for Europe consists of 150 books bound in red linen, each signed by the artist and numbered in roman numerals and accompanied by four loose images signed by the artist and numbered. The loose images are 'Cavern,' 'Lullaby : sleeping head,' 'Split-stone,' and 'Garsdale.' The edition (B) for the Americas consists of 150 books bound in green linen, each signed by the artist and numbered in arabic numerals and accompanied by four loose images signed by the artist and numbered. The loose images are 'Multitude II,' 'Thin-lipped armourer II,' 'Fjord,' and 'Forest.' The portfolio (C) consists of eighteen lithographs signed and numbered by the artist in an edition of 75. Seven of the portfolio images do not appear in the bound book. They are, however, an intrinsic part of the project. There are 25 impressions de tête"--Colophon.
Printed on double leaves. Ill. on lining papers.
LC has copy no. XXIV.
Source: Purchase, Feb. 21, 1992 (DLC #0210947).