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Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. VIRGIL MARO, Publius. 9 original pen & ink with wash and pencil drawings for Allen Mandelbaum’s translation of Virgil’s Aeneid, published 1981. [ca 1980]. Each 390 x 285 mm. Each signed and dated by Moser, and with his calligraphic captions (as they appear in published edition) and annotations for the printer. Accompanied by 32 small ink rough sketches for the work, each 226 x 117 mm. With numerous captions and annotations including book and verse references.
[With:]
VERGILIUS MARO, Publius. The Aeneid of Virgil. A Verse Translation by Allen Mandelbaum. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1981, 8vo, illustrated by Moser, original cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Signed by Moser on title-page.
“The Aeneid drawings, which were some of the best I had ever done, became the prototypes for the Commedia drawings. Through them I worked out the materials and techniques I would use for the Inferno drawings. And as we went along I began to understand Mandelbaum, what he said and what he envisioned. My intimidation was wearing off.”
“The Aeneid drawings, which were some of the best I had ever done, became the prototypes for the Commedia drawings. Through them I worked out the materials and techniques I would use for the Inferno drawings. And as we went along I began to understand Mandelbaum, what he said and what he envisioned. My intimidation was wearing off.”
Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry Moser