The Valley of Fear.
London: Fulgur Limited, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Tall Quarto. xii + Colour frontis + 19 full page colour plates (printed on rectos only). Original green quarter morocco leather with cloth boards, dust jacket and cloth slipcase. Top edge gilt, gold custom endpapers. This edition deluxe limited to 93 numbered copies, signed by the editor, Robert Ansell. From the publisher: "An unpublished sketchbook of 20 vigorous, yet haunting, studies from this bleak period. Designed as a companion volume to "The Book of Ugly Ecstasy" (Fulgur, 1996), these delicately hand tinted original drawings have been reproduced in full color. The work has been augmented by an introductory essay by Robert Ansell in which the metaphysical and magical themes are explored and Spare's methodologies for creating states of magical aesthesis for his audience are examined and discussed. Edited by Robert Ansell. A lovely as new copy - thus Fine condition in Fine dust jacket, housed in a lightly rubbed VG+ example of the custom clothbound slipcase. Item #69356
Price: $385.00