H. S. Mauberley.
Milano [i.e. Milan].
All'Insega del Pesce d'Oro, [1959].
8vo.
Limited edition of 1,000 copies, of which this is number 218. 57pp, [2]. Illustration to upper wrapper and two plates of illustrations by Jean Cocteau. With three plates Parallel English and Italian text. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp.
A limited edition of modernist poet Ezra Pound's (1885-1972) long poem Hugh Selwyn Mauberley, accompanied by two illustrations from French writer and visual artist Jean Cocteau (1889-1963). The poem, considered a turning point in Pound's career, is in fact composed of eighteen autobiographical short poems addressing in part Pound's own works and their perceived failures.
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref: 33023