BLAKE, Quentin

Thoughts and Aphorisms from the Fruits of Meditation of Kozma Prutkov.

Description

4to, 300x220mm. [16]pp., Published and printed in England by the Royal College of Art, n.d. (c.197). Title-page and 6 full-page illustrations in green and black. Stapled into maroon paper wrappers, titled in white. Designed by Douglas Coyne. ‘Kozma Prutkov (fl.1853-1863) was an imaginary writer invented by Alexey Tolstoy and his two cousins Zhemchuzhnikov. They published a number of works in verse and prose under his name.’ A little thumbed.

Item details

Publisher: The Royal College of Art
Date: 1970
Place: London
Edition: First edition
Condition: Very Good
Book ID: 034510