Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, Illus. Cyril Satorsky, 1971, SIGNED, Near Fine, HC w/slipcase.

Rosenberg, James L., and A.C. Cawley [ed.], Meriden: Meriden Gravure Company for the Limited Editions Club, 1971, #1393/1500, Near Fine quarto, 101 pp. Illustrated and SIGNED by Cyril Satorsky.

Near Fine quarto, 12 1/2" x 9 1/2" hardcover in beige buckram cloth, brown illustrations and title label to spine with stamped gilt lines and lettering. Very Good+ brown paper slipcase, title label with brown illustration and lettering to spine, some soiling to bottom edge, minor warping to back panel along glued edge, light sunning to opening.  

Brown linocut or woodcut illustrations by Jewish British artist, Cyril Satorsky, accompany the late 14th-century chivalric romance by an anonymous Middle Ages author, the Gawain poet, shown here in both Middle English and with a Modern Verse translation. Edited by academic A.C. Cawley, with an Introduction by James L. Rosenberg, and calligraphy initials by Frank Lieberman. The original glassine is present in Very Good condition. Signed by Satorsky at the colophon. 

The Limited Editions Club was founded by publisher George Macy in 1929 with goal of delivering a monthly fine press edition of great works in literature, religion, history, philosophy, and poetry. The press worked with some of the best printers in the US and Europe, and sought the best artists to illustrate runs of 1500 or 2000 copies. Amatoria has acquired ~100 Limited Edition Club titles, to see more, visit the collection on our website.