The Bowmen of Shu.
(N. Y.): The Grenfell Press, (1983). First edition of this story about Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, with title adapted from Ezra Pound. One of 115 numbered copies dated and signed by Davenport out of a total edition of 125 copies. Crane A22. In his Introduction to 50 Drawings (N.Y.: Dim Gray Bar Press, 1996), Davenport writes of The Bowmen, "There are printers and designers who see what I'm up to, and Leslie Miller's beautiful edition of The Bowmen of Shu is a perfect, and beautiful, example of realizing a text that is both writing and drawing..." As new. Accompanied by the publisher's prospectus. 4to, with 12 illustrations by the author and five reproductions of drawings by Gaudier-Brzeska, original quarter green morocco and illustrated paper over boards.
Price: $1,750.00