Orpheus A Symposium of the Arts. Volumes 1 and 2. John Lehmann [Editor]

Description

Title

Orpheus A Symposium of the Arts. Volumes 1 and 2

Publisher

John Lehmann London 1948-9

Publication Date

1948/1949

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jackets Included. 8vo. 2 volume set. Original ochre and buff cloth, gilt. Dust Wrappers by Keith Vaughan and John Minton. Illustrated throughout both volumes with drawings and black and white photographic plates.  Designed as the heir to New Writing and Daylight, after the hiatus of the war, John Lehmann’s new ‘symposium of the arts’ covered drama, music, ballet, art, design and literature. Contributors included Harold Acton, Michael Ayrton, George Barker, Peter Brook, Jocelyn Brooke, Cecil Day Lewis, Roy Fuller, Derek Hill, Laurie Lee, Louis MacNeice, William Plomer, Raymond Queneau, George Seferis, Edith Sitwell and Denton Welch. Volume 1 has illustrations by Keith Vaughan, John Minton, Michael Ayrton, Leonard Rosoman and others.The illustrations in volume 2 are all by John Minton. Scarce Collector’s Items.