Boxwood Blockmaker. Wood Engravings Collected in Honour of his Eightieth Birthday.

Published by Printed by the Whittington Press for Simon Lawrence, 1980

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Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United KingdomBlackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

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33/250 COPIES printed on Zerkall mould-made paper, wood-engraved frontispiece by Leo Wyatt printed in brown, and 37 further wood-engravings, each printed on separate leaf with engraver's name printed in brown beneath, title-page printed in black and brown, pp. [92], royal 8vo, original quarter mid brown cloth with vertical gilt rule and marbled sides, backstrip lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, board slipcase, slipcase top edge slightly rubbed, near fine. A beautifully printed record of the leading engravers of the period, including Monica Poole, John Craig and Richard Shirley-Smith, in addition to perennial favourites, Gertrude Hermes, Blair Hughes-Stanton, Reynolds Stone etc. 'Wood engravers would find it very difficult to assess their great indebtedness to Stanley Lawrence. His great knowledge and superb craftsmanship have made it possible for engravers to practise their own skills' (George Mackley, Introduction).

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Bibliographic details

Title
Boxwood Blockmaker. Wood Engravings Collected in Honour of his Eightieth Birthday.
Author
(Whittington Press.) LAWRENCE (S.T.E.)
Publisher
Printed by the Whittington Press for Simon Lawrence
Publication year
1980
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Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

Oxford, United Kingdom

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Our premises are in the main Blackwell's bookstore, one of the largest and best known in the world, housing over 200,000 new book titles, covering every subject, disclipline and interest, as well as a large secondhand books department. The bookstore is in the centre of the city, opposite the Bodleian Library, Sheldonian Theatre, and many of the colleges and other university buildings, with on-street parking close by.

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Waterstones Booksellers Ltd trading as Blackwell's Rare Books

203-206 Piccadilly
Westminster, United Kingdom W1J 9HD