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Theseus by André Gide - YOLLA BOLLY PRESS LIMITED EDITION - 1998
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No.70 of 85 copies
Translation and afterword by John Russell.
Seven monochrome full-page (two double-page) drawings by Sidney Goodman who signed the book.
Designed by James and Carolyn Robertson.
Pressman Aaron Johnson.
Printed on mould-made Somerset Velvet paper.
Binding by Carloza-James Binding Co.
Quarter bound in pale-green suede with natural cork sheet covered boards with inset drawing on cover, no title on spine.
Slipcase printed on all sides with a monochrome pattern, edge title label.
Promotional material laid-in.
37.2x27.5cm.
42 pages
US$550
One of the rare books to be bound in cork.
A philosophical retelling of the classic Greek myth. Parisian Andre Gidé (1869-1951) was a Nobel laureate who wrote this in 1946. It explores themes of free will, self-mastery, and the price of destiny. It acts as an existential reflection on what it means to be a hero.
Laid-in ephemera
Prospectus
Cork cover detail
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No.70 of 85 copies
Translation and afterword by John Russell.
Seven monochrome full-page (two double-page) drawings by Sidney Goodman who signed the book.
Designed by James and Carolyn Robertson.
Pressman Aaron Johnson.
Printed on mould-made Somerset Velvet paper.
Binding by Carloza-James Binding Co.
Quarter bound in pale-green suede with natural cork sheet covered boards with inset drawing on cover, no title on spine.
Slipcase printed on all sides with a monochrome pattern, edge title label.
Promotional material laid-in.
37.2x27.5cm.
42 pages
US$550
One of the rare books to be bound in cork.
A philosophical retelling of the classic Greek myth. Parisian Andre Gidé (1869-1951) was a Nobel laureate who wrote this in 1946. It explores themes of free will, self-mastery, and the price of destiny. It acts as an existential reflection on what it means to be a hero.
Laid-in ephemera
Prospectus
Cork cover detail
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
