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Phillpotts, Eden : The Girl and the Faun

Cecil Palmer & Hayward, London, 1916

In Near Fine condition , no dustjacket as issued. Limited Edition De Luxe 1917 Copyright on hand-made paper #72 of 350. Signed by Brangwyn and Phillpotts. Large quarto.1/4 vellum over gray paper covers. Gilt stamped on front cover and spine. Some very minor wear to the covers, else an amazingly beatuiful copy of this lavish production. Four tipped-in color plates, five full-page single-color illustrations (including half-title and title), and single-color decorative borders throughout. Frank Brangwyn was born in 1867 in Bruges, Belgium. His family moved back to London in 1875 where he attended school until 1879, when he left as much out of boredom as necessity. His father worked as an architect, muralist, and in other arts-related crafts. Frank helped around the studio and continued his own artistic education by copying drawings at what was to become the Victoria and Albert Museum. His abilities attracted the notice of more established artists and at the age of 15 he was working for William Morris getting rudimentary training and preparing designs for many aspects of Morris' Arts and Crafts output. In 1885, with nothing much more than youthful enthusiasm, he submitted a painting to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was accepted - at the age of 17.. Illustr.: Frank Brangwyn

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