Christopher Sandford — Primeval Gods

London, Boar's Head Press, 1934. Vellum. A scarce signed limited edition work, specially bound in a quarter vellum binding, a poetry collection illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Signed by the author to the edition page.A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and fifty copies, of which Nos. 1-25 are specially bound, and contain a separate set of the engravings to the pocket to the rear. This copy is numbered twenty-three. However, this copy lacks the engravings to the pocket.A scarce work.'Primeval Gods' is a selection of five poems that ruminate on the subject of gods and their nature.Illustrated with a vignette title page, and engravings throughout.Written by Christopher Sandford.Illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton, who was a major figure in the revival of wood engravings in the twentieth century. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Boards have sprung a little. Lacking plates to the pocket to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Blair Hughes-Stanton. Very Good Indeed .