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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.,, [1910]. Pogány's masterpiece Signed limited edition, numbered 125 of 525 copies signed by the artist. Pogány's illustrated edition of Coleridge's famous long poem is one of the artist's most lavish undertakings, and was clearly inspired by the grand medieval tradition of book illustration. The book was co-published by George Harrap in the UK, and Thomas Y. Crowell in the US. As noted by Richard Dalby, "Willy Pogány was Dulac's most successful European contemporary during the highest peak of the Golden Age of book illustration... The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was his most ornate and impressive production, with hand-scripted text, full-page black and white drawings and colour plates tipped-in on grey matte paper. This combination of illustration and calligraphic text by the artist was rarely repeated". Quarto. Original brown calf, spine and front cover lettered and illustrated in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With title page, 20…