The Book of Ruth, King James Version
Winona, Minnesota: Sutton Hoo Press, [2002]. Hanka, Ladislav. Limited Edition. Original wraps. One of 100 copies, duodecimo size, 33 pp. Fine. Item #CNJL288
This printing of the Book of Ruth is the Thanksgiving 2002 release by the Sutton Hoo Press. A precursor to other biblical texts the Press intends to print, this lovely little volume contains the text from the Book of Ruth (the King James Version), accompanied by wood engravings by printmaker and draftsman Ladislav Hanka. Hanka's wood engravings convey a modern pathos to an ancient text, through detailed linework and rich areas of black, offering new dimensions to the story.
___DESCRIPTION: Soft brown flax papercase with a long stitch along the spine, white paper label on the front cover with black illustration, bottom edges of covers uncut, fore-edge of text block uncut, white and grey marbled paper and handmade endsheets at the front and back, seven black-and-white wood engravings by Ladislav Hanka, some with yellow rectangular background; hand-set Lutetia type, duodecimo size (7" by 5"), pagination: [i-iv] 1-28 [29], one of 100 copies, unnumbered. A bookmark of the same brown flax paper has been loosely laid in.
___CONDITION: Volume is in fine condition; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the binding tight with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings.
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Price: $350.00