Description
From the Limited Editions Club, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, signed by the illustrator, Edward A. Wilson.
Quarto, 68, [2] pp. Full russet ostrich hide, title stamped in gilt on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Clean text, no marks or notations. Original glassine dust jacket, very good with toning probably due to binding as flaps are white, small tears and chipping along top and bottom edges, large tears along spine edge and back flap fold. Brown patterned paper board chemise with title stamped in brown on spine, chipping and toning to spine. Housed in publisher’s original brown patterned paper board slipcase, usual toning and shelf wear, some chipping to edges and corners. From a limited edition of 1500 copies, this being number 1265, signed by the illustrator, Edward A. Wilson. A handsome example of Coleridge’s most popular poem with Edward A. Wilson’s powerful illustrations.
