John Peale Bishop; Edmund Wilson Jr. — The Undertaker&Apos;S Garland

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of the first edition of this reflection on death, across prose and poetry, illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. A very scarce example of a presentation copy of this first edition title.Illustrated by American surrealist illustrator Boris Artzybasheff, who is most known for his magazine illustrations. Across his career, he painted 219 covers for Time magazine, and numerous portraits of public figures. At the time of publication, this title was one of only two in which Artzybasheff's artwork was published.An intriguing and gothic reflection on death, across a range of poetry and prose.John Peale Bishop's ink inscription to the front free endpaper.Bookplate of Maurice Ries, recipient of the ink inscription, to the front paste down.Featuring a monochrome frontispiece and 4 further monochrome plates. Collated from a copy held by the University of Oxford Libraries, complete.Lacking original dust wrapper. Bound in original navy cloth. Externally, smart. Rubbing to extremities and spine. Bumping to head and tail. Head broken. Small raised bumping to front board. Sunning to title label to spine and front board. Slight chipping to title label to spine. Bookplate and author's ink inscription to front endpapers. Slight age toning to endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound, with slight strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with occasional handling marks, spotting, and slight age toning. Very Good . Ill.: Boris Artzybasheff. Very Good .