John Hadfield — Georgian Love Songs

Not Stated, The Cupid Press, 1949. Cloth. A beautiful collection of Georgian verses, illustrated with six lovely collotypes by Rex Whistler. Containing verses by the likes of William Somervile, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Oliver Goldsmith, John Gay, Henry Fielding, John Cunningham and William Bedingfield.A limited edition, with only six hundred and sixty copies printed for the Cupid Press, this being No. 283.Compiled by John Hadfield.With six collotype plates from drawings by British painter Rex Whistler, printed after his untimely death during the Second World War. Collated, complete. A lovely example of this collection. In a quarter buckram binding. Externally very smart, with just a touch of wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are uncut and bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .