(Domjan, Joseph). HENRY HUDSON OF THE RIVER by Joseph Domjan. Art Edge, River Efge, NJ, 1959. Large folio (21 x 14 inches), stiff paper covered wrappers, edition of 450 copies, signed and inscribed by Domjan. Described on the title page as "A one-man limited edition for booklovers, designed, cut in wood and printed by hand on handmade rice paper by the author." Title page and preliminaries, and 8 plates all with woodcut decoration and calligraphic text, and 8 plates with full sheet woodcut illustrations. Original prospectus from Kennedy Galleries, NY, showing a publication price of $150.00, laid in. In Fine condition. Joseph Domjan, American, born Hungary, 1907-1992, was a painter, printmaker and book illustrator. He came to the U.S. in 1956, following the Hungarian uprising of that year. The Henry Hudosn project was undertaken to fulfill his desire to do a book on an American theme.
