12 JULY 1946, Page 24

The Duchess of Malfi. By John Webster. With introductory essays

by George Rylands and Charles Williams. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. (Sylvan Press. 30s.) THIS limited edition—on hand-made paper---of.The Duchess of Malfi, produced 1?3-■ the . Sylvan Press, is embellished with twelve original lithographs by Michael Ayrton. These drawings are extraordinarily vivid, and suggest admirably the strange Elizabethan character of this remarkable play, which_ was recently produced with great success. by Mr. John Gielgud at the Haymarket Theatre.Except for the original lithographs and the hand-made paper, this edition is the same as the unlimited_ one published about a year ago by the same Press. It is a fine example of modern printing and book-designing, and is delightful to read and to handle.