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Lewis, Wyndham.
The Caliph's Design -
Publisher: Egoist Press, London:
Date of Publication: 1919
Stock Code: 10242
First Edition [1000 copies printed]. Octavo, pp., 70, [2]. Final page of publishers’ ads., featuring James Joyce, T. S. Elliot, and Ezra Pound. Bound in the original deep blue marbled paper over boards with printed label to upper wrapper. Spine lightly sunned and a small closed tear to joint marbled paper otherwise a near immaculately clean, bright, tight copy. Without the usual fading to boards. Near Fine. An attractive copy of Lewis’ first book of art criticism, in which he vehemently defends modern art whilst launching a series of characteristically acerbic attacks on those he deems disingenuous and fickle “art parasites”. An important collection of essays by the much neglected influential artist, writer, and progenitor of the Vorticist movement. £200.00