A Gehenna Alphabet. The Drawings by Leonard Baskin with Aphorisms & Poems by Sydney Kaplan.
Lurey, Devon: The Gehenna Press, 1982. 6 1/2 x 9. Title, (52) pages with 26 line cut illustrations from drawings by Baskin, errata page, hand colored wood engraved press mark (owl & pomegranate). Cream vellumized boards titled in gilt, gilt owl on upper cover. Fine cop, signed by Kaplan and by Baskin. Item #16784
No. 49 of 110 copies printed on a Columbian hand press in black & red with additional colors for the alphabet letters, on a variety of handmade papers from Maidstone. Drawings assume the shape of the letter (e. g. The letter A is formed by Ape, Agonistes, Apex, Amaranth, Asphodel, Apple, et Al.). The Gehenna Press #81 "very few copies were available; most of the edition remains unissued."
Price: $2,250.00