Mackley George (63 results)

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Revised, 1985. Signed by Robinson on bookplate affixed to flyleaf. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (wood-engraving, technique).

First Edition. Fine pamphlet copy. Well-preserved overall; tight, bright and clean. Publication year suggested. Physical description; [16] p. : ill. ; 13 cm (pbk). Subjects; Mackley, George, 1900-1983. Wood-engravers Great Britain Biography. Wood-engraving, English 20th century. Illustration of books Great Britain 20th century. Autobiographies. 3 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Pp.(12); large title-page wood-engraving; very good in printed card wrappers. 88 items with full description & 2pp. introductory essay. Ex libris Ruari McLean whose assistance with the exhibition is acknowledged with thanks. Wood engraving Binding Illustration.

First Edition. Fine pamphlet copy. Well-preserved overall; tight, bright and clean. Publication year suggested. Physical description; [16] p. : ill. ; 13 cm (pbk). Subjects; Mackley, George, 1900-1983. Wood-engravers Great Britain Biography. Wood-engraving, English 20th century. Illustration of books Great Britain 20th century. Autobiographies. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 8 3/8" x 5 3/4", pages unnumbered - by my counting 34; all bar the two pages of explanation and introduction being reproductions of Mackley's holograph letters and drawings. Cover also serves as title-page and includes engraving of a star, which Mackley sent as a proof to Deborah ( the child of the title) with one of his letters. A printed folded insert indicates that this copy was used as a Christmas and New Year card by Leonard and Gladys Gray in 1989, also recording the fact of their 50th wedding anniversary. Stapled sheets, originally held - and just holding - by three very light glue points to a dark grey folded card cover / jacket with the printing on the cover in dark gray. An 'as new' copy. Uncommon.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition. pp 124 + supplement. An unread book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. B/w Illustrations (illustrator). 1st Thus. pp 128 + supplement. 1st printing. An unread book.

Paperback. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 20 page stapled booklet in tan card covers. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Staples a bit rusted.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Ex libris sticker to front pastedown. Good DJ with some edge wear, sun fading and clipped.

B/w Illustrations (illustrator). Reprint 8vo. black hardback, decorative gilt to spine and upper board. 124pp. followed by Supplement and List of Suppliers on unnumbered pages. With many b/w illustrations. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 29) ISBN: 0905418891 Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Dimensions:130mm H x 95mm.pp.16. Illustration. A tiny book of exquisite b/w wood engravings including rural scenes possibly of the Great Ouse at Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire (now sadly enveloped by Cambridgeshire.) George Edward Mackley MBE (born 1900 in Huntingdon, died 1983 in Tonbridge, Kent) was an English wood engraving artist: "My wife was born at Hemingford Grey in Huntingdonshire and we knew and loved its river, the Great Ouse. We sat by it, we meditated by it.I knew its locks, its churches, its meadows, and, further afield, its fens. It became part of my life." Very good indeed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. George Mackley (illustrator). 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Wrappers (no title-page, title on upper cover). Printed for Pat and Michael Jaffé at Christmas 1989, their last Christmas in Cambridge before his retirement as Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum: facsimile reproductions of a charming correspondence, 1974-9, between the wood-engraver and the Jaffés' daughter Deborah, illustrated with his drawings and beginning when she was seven years old. "Here is a drawing of . . . a very lazy horse. If the men kept him waiting long he used to go to sleep on his feet, with his head drooping low. If I tried to sleep standing up, I should fall down with a mighty crash which would send frightened rabbits scampering into their burrows. Startled rooks would caw loudly and fly off to the next village. White-faced ladies would peep between their window curtains to see what was going on . . .".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just mildly rubbed. Contents tight and clean, no pen-marks, save a former owner name at the endpaper. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. B/w Illustrations (illustrator). Reprint. A crisp copy , leather binding with gilt decoration . Pics available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Text reproducing the artist's holograph and illustrations by hand; sewn into heavy grey paper wrappers, titled and decorated with a wood-engraving in crimson. Presentation label on a thread of red silk. A fine copy in its original postal envelope. Although without a limitation, quite scarce.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Dustwrapper slightly bumped but intact and price-clipped. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Pages slightly foxed but all text is clear. 305mm x 225mm.

Condition: Fair. B/w Illustrations (illustrator). This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0905418891.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Folio. Original blue cloth, gilt title to the spine, brown dustjacket. Bookplate. The jacket has two small tears at top, the pages are very slightly creased. Else fine copy, clean and firm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. lxii, 160 p_0900002549 / 0900002646.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Tunnard, Aubrey Beardsley, Max Green (photography), Gerti Deutsch, George Mackley (engraver), Robert Bevan, Gaudi, John Singer Sargent. (illustrator). 1st Edition. A Fine copy of this beautifully illustrated edition of the Saturday Book of humour and entertainment. Red cloth, tall 8vo, hardback with bright gilt text on green backing on spine and upper board. Clean and bright throughout with no marking or inscription. the dust wrapper is very good, in a protective sleeve with just a little chipping to the upper front and spine edge (obviously sleeved some time after purchase). The wrapper is price clipped but otherwise clean and bright. The quality and range of the illustrations is high with illustrated articles on Beardsley. Innsbruck, Gaudi, George Mackley, John Singer Sargent, etc. 20% price reduction now applied.

SIGNED, limited Edition No. 69 of 250 copies 4to. hardback in quarter tan calf, gilt, and marbled boards. 48pp. with b/w wood-engraved illustrations and 61 loose sheets with 67 b/w wood-engravings (with captions) in pocket at end. Author's pencil signature to Limitations page. No other markings or inscriptions. Slight foxing to prelims and to margins of a few prints. Light rubbing, soiling and wear to spine. Light rubbing to marbled board edges. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 8) ISBN: 0905418921 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Condition: Good. Original blind stamped half leather with marmbled boards, illustrations in b/w, slipcase, 250 numbered copies (this is number 162), 4to. Signed by George Mackley under the copy number on page 7. With 61 loose reproductions of wood engravings inserted in rear pocket.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. George Mackley (illustrator). Terra-cotta paper covered booklet and 68 loose leaves of wood engravings in a portfolio, slipcase, large 4to., 17, (4) pages. One of 300 numbered copies designed and printed at the Rampant Lions Press from Palatino type on Wookey Hole mould made paper. Signed by the artist. 55 of the engravings are printed from the wood and 13 are reproduced from prints as the blocks were destroyed. The box is made up by Gray's at Cambridge. Contains "a glimpse of the artist" by Armida Maria-Therisa Colt. Engravings list, prospectus and ALS from Sebastian Carter loosely inserted. A fine copy in a near fine portfolio and slipcase with a spine label. Signed by Artist.

Hardcover. Condition: gut. 1981. Confessions of a Woodpecker In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Mackley, George et al. (illustrator). 1st Edition. The First UK printings published by The Gresham Press (Gresham Books Ltd), Old Woking in 1981. 2 Vols., small Folios; finely hand-bound by E. A. Weeks & Son in quarter blind-stamped calf over marbled paper-covered boards; spines lettered and lined in gilt; numerous reproduced engravings throughout both texts, as well as an additional suite of 62 loose plates housed in a flap-case to the rear of 'Confessions' as issued ; The BOOKS very near Fine copies both, with light scattered foxing to the calf, mostly affecting 'George Mackley'. The books are protected in removable Mylar covers. A wonderful set of two important books by George Mackley. 'Confessions' limited to just 250 hand numbered copies, this no. '89', signed by Mackley to the limitation page. The book was produced as part of a memento of the exhibition of his wood engravings at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford in November 1981. Also included here is a rather modest four page H/W letter from Mackley to fellow artist Ann Le Bas, thanking her for her kind words regarding his MBE. Mackley recalls a trip taken to Winsford, when he was caught in a rainstorm with his wife and her family and took refuge in a nearby pub. He goes on "what fine support you and Monica [Poole] have given to the painter-etchers. You have spent many hours working when help was needed." Dated in 1983, the artist continues "As I fear is only too apparent, writing has become difficult for me. As fatigue sets in, calligraphy, spelling and sensible expression falter. my first stroke completely destroyed my engraving skills, such as they were". He concludes "I hope that you are pursuing your pleasure in the practice of your favourite media and that you are meeting with success of every kind. I see that my strength is failing, so I will thank you for your sending one of the kindest messages which I have received from anybody and ask you to accept my very best wishes. May all go well with you." Mackley passed away just a few months after this letter was written, and a newspaper clipping containing an obituary is also loosely included with this set. The recipient, (Rachel) Ann Le Bas was born in 1923, and studied at the City & Guilds of London Art School under A. R. Middleton Todd, Rodney Burn and Henry Wilkinson. Living and working in Exmoor for the majority of her life, she was elected member of the Royal Society for Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1960, the Art Workers Guild in 1969, and the New English Art Club in 1972. Her artworks drew heavily on her surroundings, from cityscapes to countryside scenes of her beloved West Country, as well as still life and interiors. A profusely illustrated compendium of the works of George Mackley (1900-1983), a much-loved British artist who was trained as a teacher of art at the Goldsmiths' College in London before discovering the art of wood engraving through Noel Rooke, one of the founders of the Society of Wood Engravers). A fabulous association set. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mackley, George (illustrator). 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by The National Magazine Company, London in 1948. 8vo., black cloth, title lettered in yellow to upper cover and backstrip; together in the very elusive unclipped pictorial wrapper (15/- to front flap); upper edge yellow top-stain faded ; with frontis engraving, and numerous other illustrations in black and white throughout text, including several diagrams and engravings by the artist; The BOOK a very good example with some very light mottling to boards; a little rubbed at spine tips; light spotting mostly affecting endpapers, prelims and upper edge; The scarce WRAPPER is in Very Good++ condition , a little rubbed along spine and folds, with two small holes to the lower panel and some losses to the head and foot, up to 1cm in depth, not affecting lettering. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. This copy inscribed by George Mackley to the front end-paper : "Your acquisition of this book is appreciated as a mark of your great interest in the woodengraver's craft, George Mackley". Together with five blank notecards featuring wood engravings, the two in colour 'hand printed from the box-wood block engraved by George Mackley' and initialed by him in pencil; and a folded handwritten letter, written in black ink by Mackley to Laurence Lee, the stained glass artist, together with the original hand-addressed, stamped envelope. Dated Christmas 1980, Mackley remembers Iain McNab (the noted wood engraver, who passed away in 1967), and apologises for not being able to send him a card "as you may know, the Society for the Maintenance of Aesthetic Standards struck me off their roll years ago and in consequence, wood blocks rest safely in their beds with no pressure from me". "If gravers cannot make marks on wood, a pen can still make marks on paper", he writes, "The marks here made are to the effect that I wish you a very happy Christmas." "The engraving practice in which I was engaged ended long ago", he concludes, "It is, however, very kind of you to take such a keen interest in the exhumation". A lovely first edition of this important book on the subject and craft of wood engraving, with chapters ranging from design, to preparation of the block, engraving tools and printing, and final sections concerning the works of Thomas Bewick and some other modern wood engravings. Copiously illustrated throughout, the book ends with eighteen pages of plates depicting the works of Agnes Miller Parker, Blair Hughes-Stanton, Gertrude Hermes and many others. George Mackley (1900-1983) was trained as a teacher of art at the Goldsmiths' College in London before discovering the art of wood engraving through Noel Rooke, one of the founders of the Society of Wood Engravers. This publication is still considered today to be one of the most important manuals concerning wood engraving techniques. The scarce first issue, with wonderful association material. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Inscribed by Author(s).