THE THOUGHTS OF THE EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS

(RICCARDI PRESS). FLINT, WILLIAM RUSSELL, Illustrator. AURELIUS ANTONINUS, MARCUS

Published by Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society [for the Riccardi Press], London, 1909

272 x 202 mm. (10 3/4 x 8"). 4 p.l., 108 pp., [1] leaf (colophon). Contemporary crimson crushed morocco by Maurin (stamp-signed on front turn-in), raised bands flanked by blind rules extending to meet in points on the covers, gilt lettering to spine panel, turn-ins with repeating gilt foliate tool, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Device in blue on half title and title, 12 MOUNTED COLOR PLATES BY W. RUSSELL FLINT printed on paper and bound at the end, each with tissue overlay printed in red. Tomkinson, p. 148. â Spine a shade darker than covers, boards slightly soiled, joints and extremities just beginning to show wear, but still a pleasing lustrous binding, and a fine copy internally--clean, fresh, and bright. This is an appealing copy of one of the series of luxury editions Flint produced for the Riccardi Press of the Medici Society between 1905-24, a series Houfe calls "brilliant." Flint's figures, says Houfe, "are finely modeled and contain elements of a Burne-Jones influence by way of Byam Shaw." One of the leading illustrators of his day, Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969) was especially known for his seductive nudes, and he somewhat impressively managed to find a home for his favorite subject in this collection of pensées by the Stoic philosopher-emperor. Although Riccardi Press books do not rank with Kelmscotts or Ashendenes, those with plates after Flint have a very substantial appeal. No. 499 OF 500 COPIES on handmade paper (and 17 on vellum). Seller Inventory # ST17640ii

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE THOUGHTS OF THE EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS ...
Publisher: Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society [for the Riccardi Press], London
Publication Date: 1909