The Book of Ruth. Decorated, set, and hand-printed by David Graves. Introduction by The Reverend Canon G.V. Sampson. 8vo, 19cm, 31p, colophon, (David Graves) "The Swanbourne", Yapton, Arundel, Sussex, 1926.
Set in various sizes of Cloister Old Style and printed in gold, black and light green on hand-made paper. Title, frontispiece, woodcut initials and other woodcuts by David Graves. Number 67 of 100 copies signed by the artist/printer. Pale green paper-covered boards elaborately gilt patterned, title label superimposed on upper cover. Light browning to endpapers. A very good bright copy.
The inking is rather uneven, especially the gold, (due, no doubt, to the paper not being damped), but a heroic effor to commemorate Lucien Pissarro's 1896 edition of The Book of Ruth.
