1926 ❧ CRANACH PRESS VIRGIL. THE GARDEN COPY. VIRGIL (PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS MARO). 70-19 BCE. The Eclogues of Vergil. In the original Latin with an English prose translation by J. H. Mason. Leipzig: Cranach Presse, 1926. 4to. 43 illustrations drawn and cut on wood by Aristide Maillol printed in black, along with two complete initials, 14 ornaments for initials and pressmark, title designed and cut by Eric Gill, along with lettering around the pressmark, pages uncut. Original cloth backed boards with paper label on spine. Housed in vellum-backed blue cloth clamshell box with blue and brown morocco spine label. Boards lightly browned at edges, some rubbing and couple minor stains. Provenance: The Collection of the Garden Ltd. (monogram bookplate, their sale, Sotheby's New York, 9 November 1989, Lot 289). LIMITED EDITION, HORS COMMERCE, number 201 of 225 copies from a total edition of 264. The colophon notes that copies '201 to 225 are not for sale.' 'As early as 1908, Count Kessler, the director of the Cranach Presse, was attracted to Maillol's sculpture and invited the artist to go with him to Greece, where the Virgil project was conceived . . . a classical spirit pervades the finished volume, from the harmonious composition of the type to the slightly archaic grace of the figures' (The Artist & The Book 172). From Manet to Hockney 128; Rewald Woodcuts of Aristide Maillol 8-52. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing