Billy Budd Sailor. An inside narrative.
(Mount Holly): Married Mettle Press, 1987. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. 101 pages. Two full page wood engravings in brown, head pieces, & vignette by Deborah Alterman. Bound by Donald Glaister in green morocco with vertical windows, giving the sense of a brig; painted & woven inlays of laminated mylar reflect the ship's rigging with sky & light penetrating the scene. Burgundy suede endpapers, all edges gilt on the rough; signed by Glaister at rear hinge. Fine in burgundy cloth tray case. Item #18698
Bound in 1992, blind tooled with Don's signature gold dot inside lower cover. No. 107 of 160 copies printed damp on handmade grey toned paper by Benjamin and Deborah Alterman, who also made the paper.
Price: $4,500.00