4. [Gibbings, Robert] Empson, Patience / Balston, Thomas.
The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings with some recollections by the Artist [Also included is some rare Ephemera: The Six-Page Original Advertising and Order-Leaflet for this publication].
First Edition. London, J.M.Dent & Sons, 1959. Quarto (213 cm wide x 28 cm high) Pagination: Colour-frontispiece on Japanese paper, XLIV, 355 pages [with over 1000 wood engravings by Robert Gibbings and 16 pages of “Recollections by the Artist”]. Original Hardcover (Buckram) with the original publisher’s clear jacket with Red Lettering. A stunning, must-have publication in very good condition with only minor signs of wear.