The Rime of the Ancient Marnier in Seven Parts. Fully Illustrated By Willy Pogany. London: George Harrap, 1910. First Edition Thus. Folio. Publisher’s original suede leather binding decorated and titled in gilt upper board. Light shelf-wear to covers, otherwise a fine bright copy.

Beautifully illustrated with tipped-in coloured plates and black and white illustrations. Title-page in full illuminate colour, each page has at least two colours, sometimes with gilt plate accompanied by intricate borders. The initials are elaborate, starting each page and with ornate capitals at the beginning of every line. 

The illuminated title page, the colour & black-and-white plates, the flowing calligraphic text, and the pen-and-ink drawings throughout the pages make this a stand out among Pogany’s works.

Willy Pogany (1882 – 1955) was a prolific artist and illustrator. He created set designs for opera and ballet, and in the 1930s and 1940s he became Art Director for several Hollywood films.