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BALSTON, THOMAS: : WOOD-ENGRAVING IN MODERN ENGLISH BOOKS: The Catalogue of an Exhibition arranged by Thomas Balston [October 1949 November]

UK.CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS,1949.

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UK,slim,small 8vo wraps catalogue,1st edn. [Printed in Great Britain at the University Press Oxford by Charles Batey,printer to the University.Catalogue published for The National Book League.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-removal from front cover.Publisher's sharp-cornered pink paper covers with a printed grey,leaf-design decorated bordered panel with black lettering within,to front cover,plain spine and plain rear cover.The decorative border is reduced from an engraving by Eric Ravilious on the title page of 'Twelfth Night' (1932). Front cover's spine area and bottom edges somewhat slightly dust-flecked and dulled,one tiny closed nick to same's bottom edge too,a 1cm split at foot of spine's rear facing vertical edge - no other nicks,tears or splits present.A small fluid splash near top front edge and light scattered grubbing to rear cover but still remains particularly well-preserved overall - especially internally.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any page' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim,small 8vo wraps catalogue,1st edn,7-48pp [paginated] includes an introduction,catalogue,a select bibliography,indices of engravers,publishers and printers respectively; plus [unpaginated] an Eric Ravilious (from 'The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne',1938) b/w vignetted title page,contents list/table with Plates (15) list/table to its reverse,compiler's acknowledgements with a b/w Vivien Gribble engraving (from 'Sixe Idillia',1922) to lower edge and a contributors list/table to its reverse,and after the last paginated page,a block of 15pp of assorted engravers' b/w illustrations. These engravers include: Douglas Percy Bliss, John Farleigh, Robert Gibbings, Eric Gill, Joan Hassall, Gertrude Hermes, Blair Hughes-Stanton, David Jones, Agnes Miller-Parker, Paul Nash, Gwendolen Raverat, Eric Ravilious, Reynolds Stone, Clifford Webb and Ehtelbert White. A b/w illustrated catalogue of publishers, printers and engravers whose illustrations accompanied an exhibition which illustrated the origins and history of the revival of original wood-engraving in English books since the beginning of the twentieth century. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim,small 8vo wraps catalogue,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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