(Baskin, Leonard)
Encantadas: Two Sketches from Herman Melville's Enchanted Isles.
Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1963. Elephant folio. (24)pp. One of 150 copies, signed by the illustrator, Rico Lebrun, and by the engraver, Leonard Baskin, below the colophon and on the prints. Lebrun's illustrations evoke the raw emotion and bare-bones humanity and animality of Melville's tale. Pages held loose in unbound sheets, encased in a four-flap portfolio and slipcase. Mild abrasions to portfolio, else a fine testament to American authorship and artistry. Prospectus laid in. Item #31044
Price: $600.00