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Nature and Art: Engravings and Verse [INSCRIBED]

Cox, George J.

Toronto: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1944. Ex-Library First edition. Hardcover. "To the McDonald Wrights. from the Coxes in "token appreciation" of the Goddess. April 1945," on front free endpaper. Octavo. 87pp. Original black half cloth over mustard boards with illustrated label pasted to cover and black lettering on paper label of spine, in illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine. Illustrated title page. "Rarely from the hands of one person do two artistic media blend... This volume, by an Anglo-American poet-artist, graduate of the Royal College of Art, London, now Chairman at the University of California, will disprove this dictum. Only a craftsman could sculpture sonnets and lyrics from words and engravings from wood, and combining the two, still preserve their identity and fresh, artistic beauty." (Publisher). illustrated with woodcuts throughout. DJ cover and front flap separated from rest of dj with a third of the spine missing and some wear along edges, tears and creasing. Library plate on inside front cover. DJ in overall poor, binding and interior in very good condition. poor to vg. Item #45606

Price: $65.00