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Gehenna Press
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Baskin, Leonard, A Little Book of Natural History. Worcester, Massachussets: Gehenna Press, 1951
8vo (9 x 7 in.; 228 x 178 mm). 27 linoleum cuts plus title vignette by Leonard Baskin printed on japan paper; light spotting in left margin of first two leaves. Original gray cloth folding-case, printed title label on upper cover and on spine; spine a bit soiled and sun-faded.
8vo (9 x 7 in.; 228 x 178 mm). 27 linoleum cuts plus title vignette by Leonard Baskin printed on japan paper; light spotting in left margin of first two leaves. Original gray cloth folding-case, printed title label on upper cover and on spine; spine a bit soiled and sun-faded.
Catalogue Note
Number 37 of 50 copies, signed by the artist in the colophon.
After military duty in Europe during World War II, Baskin moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, where in 1951 he printed this small portfolio. It was the first of his truly private press publications and shows elements that would become the hallmarks of Gehenna Press publications: exquisitely set and printed type; remarkable paper; and Baskin's own engravings on linoleum and on wood.