one of 500 copies

Number 286 of 500 copies. This section of the Cantos derives its name from the title of a review by Wyndham Lewis in the New Stateman and Nation (7 April 1951): 'The Rock Drill,' itself is a reference to Jacob Epstein's sculpture of the same name.

First edition, number 286 of 500 copies; 8vo; title printed in red and black, unmarked internally; publisher's grey boards printed in black and brown, corners slightly bumped, with the original dust-jacket; near-fine.

Gallup A70a.