Libanus Press Margot Coatts (3 results)

No.74 of 300 copies on Velin Arches rag paper; pp.40; full-page & smaller illustrations & decorations, hand-coloured through stencils; a very good copy in original grey silk-backed decorated boards. Illustrated launch exhibition invite laid in. Based on her extensive collection of jelly moulds: '.surrounded by these wondrous and phantastical shapes, [Coatts] has researched and rehearsed the traditional recipes, added some of her own and written an introductory essay on the history of the jelly'. Illustrated Private Press. …

No.43 of 250 copies on Velin Arches rag paper; pp.62; full-page & smaller illustrations & decorations in colour; a beautiful production in original green silk-backed decorated boards, paper label. DCC menu for Dinner 348, 10.12.98, incorporating 'The True Story of Poor Jack Trueheart', with talk by Ian Beck, laid in. Illustratedphy Social History Literary Hoax Private Press.…

Quarter linen lettered in gilt over patterned boards. Tall 8vo, c.pp40 uncut, owner's neat label on endpaper, a fine copy. With 20 drawings [8 full-page] by Ian Beck, all hand-coloured through stencils.300 copies printed on Velin d'Arches rag paper. Serious and elegant book, set off with a series of wittily surreal illustrations. Margot Coatts has one of the largest collections of jelly moulds : 'surrounded by these wondrous and phantastical shapes, she has researched and rehearsed the traditional recipes, added some of her own and written an introductory essay on the history of the jelly'. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.…