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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(CHELONIIDAE PRESS.) Louÿs, Pierre. Leda, or, In Praise of the Blessings of Darkness. Five drypoint etchings and seven wood engravings by Alan James Robinson, printed by Harold McGrath; original pencil drawing, 4 color artist's proofs of the etchings, 1 sepia, and 5 wood engravings accompany an extra suite of prints, all of which are signed by Robinson, laid into an oatmeal cloth chemise. 4to, one of only 15 design bindings by daniel e. kelm at the Wide Awake Garage in full white alum tawed pigskin, with pale blue and white inset of bas relief paper casting to front cover; book and chemise containing prints are housed together in a modified oatmeal cloth fall-back box designed to emulate a swan's wings. Easthampton, 1985
binder's copy, signed by robinson and kelm, containing an autograph letter signed by louÿs. To an unknown recipient, concerning a professional slight, likely on the part of a publisher. 1 page, 8vo, in purple ink. 19 November 1907. Also laid in are a Signed broadside and prospectus, both signed for collector Dick Callaway.
