Lucina Sine Concubitu. A Letter Humbly Address’d to the Royal Society.

Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St Larence, 1930

Written and published in 1780 by Hill as a hoax upon the Royal Society, in revenge for his rejection as a candidate for membership. For this edition Hesther Sainsbury provided three copper-engravings and a wood-engraved repeat pattern for the binding. Limited Edition of 500 copies, this being No. 163.

Description: Quarter vellum with special patterned paper covered boards, gilt title on spine. Octavo 18 × 10.5 cm; pag.: [2]ll., 40pp., [2]ll. With 3 full-page copper engravings (recto only). Printed from Caslon Old Face on English hand-made paper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed.

Ref.: Cave/Manson 70; Chanticleer 70

Condition: Externally excellent with just some minor shelfwear to the corners. Free endpapers lightly browned. Fore edge of pages with light age tanning. Otherwise bright and clean. A clean, near fine copy.