The Book of Tobit
Book Description
London: The Mandrake Press, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Fifteen wood engravings by Ann Gillmore Carter. Printed at the Botolph Printing Works, Kingsway, London. 28pp, unpaginated. Original cream cloth bound with Japanese Vellum, black type and flaming black illustration to front, black lettering to the spine, a few small marks to the cloth, contents clean. A very good copy of a rare book.
Dealer Notes
The Mandrake Press was a small British publisher founded by Edward Goldston and P. R. Stephensen in 1929. They issued over 30 books including works by D. H. Lawrence, Vasily Vasilievich Rozanov, Liam O'Flaherty, Giovanni Boccaccio, Vivian Rees Davies and others. They also published the first edition of Aleister Crowley’s Moonchild.
The press suffered financial difficulties and following an unsuccessful takeover led by Aleister Crowley, the group eventually dissolved in December 1930.
The Book of Tobit was first written sometime between the 3rd to Early 2nd Century BC. This edition is decorated with wonderful woodcuts by Ann Gillmore Carter, a British-Australian artist, book illustrator and textile designer. In 1985, the Cambridge University Library held an exhibition on the press, but it is believed no copies of The Book of Tobit were able to be located at the time.
The press suffered financial difficulties and following an unsuccessful takeover led by Aleister Crowley, the group eventually dissolved in December 1930.
The Book of Tobit was first written sometime between the 3rd to Early 2nd Century BC. This edition is decorated with wonderful woodcuts by Ann Gillmore Carter, a British-Australian artist, book illustrator and textile designer. In 1985, the Cambridge University Library held an exhibition on the press, but it is believed no copies of The Book of Tobit were able to be located at the time.
Author
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Date
1929
Binding
Hardcover.
Publisher
The Mandrake Press
Illustrator
Ann Gillmore Carter
Condition
Very good.
Pages
28
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