Poems of Leopold Sedar Senghor (Limited Editions Club - Signed by author and artist)
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1996. Lois Mailou Jones. Limited Edition (300 copies). Hardcover. LIMITED EDITION #23 of 300. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND THE ARTIST. French and English text. Publisher's newsletter laid in. Poems in French by Senghor followed by translation by Reed and Wake in English. Features the artwork of Lois Mailou Jones. Her colorful paintings have been beautifully converted into silk-screen prints by Heinrici Studio on Italian-made paper. 6 full-page prints with tissue guards, including frontispiece portrait of Senghor. Hand-set by Dan Carr using Monotype Bodini and printed on textured Arches paper from France. Bound in full purple satin with author and artist name in gold on front. Laid inside a lined clam-shell box covered in black cloth with a black leather label, titled in gold, on spine. Book in FINE condition with a couple very faint scuffs. Box in NEAR FINE condition with a band around edge lightly faded on front. Due to this book's size and/or weight, additional shipping may be needed. Full refund if not satisfied. Fine.
18" x 23"
Item #062382
Price: $1,800.00