Borough Satyr: The Life and Art of Austin Osman Spare.
London: Fulgur, 2005. First edition - Private issue. Hardcover. Landscape Quarto, 12in. x 9 3/4in., (viii) + 86 + (viii) pp. Original quarter black morocco leather over black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine and blindstamped device on front board. Housed in black cloth slipcase. This is one of 65 copies for "private distribution" bound thus in cloth with dust jacket, and housed in custom clothbound slipcase, signed by Robert Ansell on the limitation page. (There was also a softcover issue, as well as a regular trade hardcover issue). Profusely illustrated with magnificent color plates throughout. Borough Satyr was published to accompany an exhibition of Spare's work held at The Maas Gallery in London, in 2005. Aside from glorious reproductions of art works by Spare it includes a biographical introduction by Robert Ansell, and essays and reminiscences of Spare by Clifford Bax, Ithell Colquhoun, Kenneth and Steffi Grant, Hadyn Mackay, John Smith, Hannen Swaffer, and others. Includes bookmark with AOS design on one side and list of "Typographical Transgressons and Living Lacuna" on the other. Fine in Fine dust jacket, housed in Fine slip case. Item #66344
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