In Defence of Woman
(London): The Golden Cockerel Press, 1960. Limited Edition #24 of 100 copies especially bound and have one extra engraving (total edition 500). Tall 8vo. 28 pp. Translation of this 16th-century Welsh poem by Gwyn Williams. Frontispiece, title-page, and nine wood-engravings by John Petts, all in color. Designed by Christopher Sandford. Composition and presswork by The Chiswick Press. Bound in blue morocco with gilt decoration to front board and gilt lettering on the spine. top edge gilt. In the publisher's blue cardstock slipcase (with partial loss on one end; chipping at spine ends; closed tear at lower edge; creasing along spine. The book is in fine condition. Item #22725
"Cynwal was a sixteeth century poet, a serious man who was more vexed than amused by the widely circulated satire 'Against Women'. Skirmishes of wit between the sexes were all the fashion at this time, and the earnest Cynwal rushed to take arms in love's 'merry war', penning this somewhat over zealous panegyric on feminine good nature..." (Cock-a-Hoop 210).
Price: $250.00