COX (Morris)

Selected Early Poems [The Whirligig]

First edition, privately issued. Originally published in 1954 as The Whirligig, and Other Poems, one of 35 copies reissued by Cox in 1970, with an original double-page embossed offset nature print signed by author inserted. 8vo., 88pp., 14.3x22.3cm, bound in Japanese hand-made Kyoseishi, spine with cloth label printed in black. London, Routeledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1954.

£575.00

A fine copy. Cox typeset, printed, and bound his poetry and illustrations himself. His insistence on completing each step resulted in small runs of often less than 40 or 50. Cox’s distinctive textured prints result from his technique of attaching textured materials to wood, offsetting the blocks and impressing them on a rubber sheet, then taking the print from the rubber rather than the original block. This process allowed Cox to successfully take advantage of a variety of irregular materials.

Stock No.
241884