RED BIRD - LOVE POEMS BY CHRISTOPHER LOGUE BASED ON THE SPANISH OF PAB

(Christie, John (illus). RED BIRD - LOVE POEMS BY CHRISTOPHER LOGUE BASED ON THE SPANISH OF PABLO NERUDA. Circle Press, Surrey, England, 1979. From the regualr edition of 300 copies (there were also 30 Artist's Proofs, five HC copies, and ten Presentation copies). Folio, cloth chemise and cloth slipcase, folder with eleven folded sheets and one loose screenprint. The loose print, "frontispiece" titled "Notes 1," numbered 173/300, and signed by John Chhristie in pencil, half title, title page, each with a full page screenprint initialed in pencil by Christie, second half-title, with a double-page initialed screenprint, six poems, each with a full page initialed screenprint, a Tailpiece with an "envoi" and an initialed screenprint, and, in the final folded sheet, a Justification sheet numbered 173 and signed by both Logue and Christie, a copyright page, and an acknowledgment noting the typography and paper. Fine throughout. Christopher Logue, English, 1926-2011, was a poet, author and screenwriter. He is best known for his five volume retelling of The Iliad, titled "War Music." John Christie, English, born 1945, is a visual artist and designer and publisher of artists books.