[Le CAIN, Errol]. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. By Samuel Taylor Coleridge. [Illustrations by Errol Le Cain. Calligraphy by David Howells]. [London: Arcadia Press, 1972]. Folio, viii 55pp. Off-white vellum with spine stamped in gold. Light green endpapers; 9 hand-mounted color plates. Slight discoloration at tail of spine, else a fine copy housed in original slipcase cloth-lined (upper edge slightly broken near opening, light edge wear). Signed by the artist, Errol Le Cain, the calligrapher, David Howells, and the paper maker, Philip H. Rowson!

 

First Le Cain-illustrated edition, limited issue, being #5 of 100 signed and numbered copies. Issued to coincide with the 200^th anniversary of Coleridge’s birth, this lavish, meticulously designed limited edition, featuring the stunning artwork of Greenaway Medalist Errol Le Cain, is a true delight and arguably the finest work of his amazing career!