The Sleepers
a poem by Walt Whitman
A gorgeous edition of a poem by one of my favourite poets: Walt Whitman. From the French press of François Bernouard, (thought the text is in English) it is illustrated with woodcuts by Marcel Gaillard. I have uploaded a slideshow of them below so you can enjoy them. It is an absolute beauty of a book and as soon as I saw it in the wonderful antique bookstore of Pierre Coomans I wanted it! I blogged about this while I was making it because I was so excited about it. And now that it is finished and beautifully gilded by Patrick Prouteau I remain just as excited. Hope you like it too.
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Photos by Nikolaus van der Pas
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