STANBROOK ABBEY. ADAMS, Margaret. ST. AUGUSTINE. ~ Question the Beauty. From a Sermon by St. Augustine.
Worcester
Stanbrook Abbey Press
[1970]
Illuminated bee design and initial Q illuminated by Margaret Adams in gilt and colours. Printed in Cancelleresca Bastarda on a single leaf of W.S. Hodgkinson white laid hand-made paper. [16.5 x 23 cms], mounted in blue Curzon paper wrappers printed in black on the upper cover with a tipped-in tissue guard. A lovely example.
Although first printed in 1957 Question of Beauty sold well and was reprinted several times, this wrapper being in Curzon blue paper indicating it was made in 1970. Margaret and Harry Adams illuminated these differently, some having ducks, birds etc.
Butcher C1
Stock ref: 8552
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