Language: English
Published by Faber and Faber Limited for The Shenval Press, London, 1947
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). Reprint. 1947. Reprint. 72pp. including many black and white illustrations. Eric William Ravilious (1903-1942) was a British painter, designer, book illustrator and wood-engraver. This book is part of the publisher's 'Ariel Books on the Arts' series. It deals exclusively with his work as a wood engraver, and contains a comprehensive assembly of his engravings. The notes on the career and work of the artist are by Robert Harling, who knew Ravilious and had commissioned his work. The book is bound in the original light grey cloth covered boards with dark grey titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition and the contents are tight and clean with light foxing to the endpapers and the half-title page. The unclipped dustwrapper has shelf wear with some light soiling and the spine is browned with wear down the edges. The spine ends and top corners are bumped. There are tears of about 1/4" on the spine corners and bottom front edge with smaller tears on the bottom front and top rear corners. The tears have been repaired on the reverse with document repair tape.
Seller: Ivy hole books, Uckfield, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). 1st Edition. Quarter Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). 1st Edition. A near Fine copy of this Limited edition title of which this is number 246 of 425. It was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Eric Ravilious off Iceland. No Dust Jacket (as issued?). Cover: quarter blue cloth and red and white decorated paper covered boards (decoration is copy of a wood engraving print by Ravilious). In excellent condition. Internally: fine condition Travel engraving pasted in opposite Introduction.
Language: English
Published by Garton & Co, Devizes. 1993. Limited edition, number 306 of an edition of 425 copies., 1993
ISBN 10: 0906030285 ISBN 13: 9780906030288
Seller: Much Ado Books, Alfriston, SUSSE, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). Black and White illustrations, one of them tipped in. Fine, without dust jacket.
Quarter Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). 1st Edition. A near Fine copy of this Limited edition title of which this is number 208 of 425. It was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Eric Ravilious off Iceland. No Dust Jacket (as issued?). Cover: quarter blue cloth and red and white decorated paper covered boards (decoration is copy of a wood engraving print by Ravilious). In excellent condition. Internally: fine condition, printed on Zerkall mould made paper by the Libanus Press. Numerous illustrations in black and white and an original wood engraving by Ravilious tipped in. 50 pp.
Language: English
Published by Garton & Co. 1993, Devizes, United Kingdom, 1993
ISBN 10: 0906030285 ISBN 13: 9780906030288
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Illustrated Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). Text volume without portfolio. Edition A. This is copy 18 of 75 copies. 48 pp. Line block design on tipped-in fine paper. 31 wood engravings reproduced at actual size in line block. Cloth spine with paper title label over patterned boards. Clean. This book commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Ravilious. 0906030285 8vo.
Language: English
Published by Incline Press, 2003
Seller: Roe and Moore, London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo.Bound in original blue cloth backed Ravilious patterned papers printed in red and black. Not paginated. This is the Special edition, being one of 200 copies with FIVE loose wood engravings by Ravilious printed from the block in a pocket at the rear. Signed by Caroline Archer on the limitation page. Wood engravings by Eric Ravilious the ones in the reprint of the notebook are printed from the original blocks and the Ravilious illustrations in the essay are from magnesium blocks after the originals. A very attractive reprint of the Kynoch Press Notebook of 1933 with Ravilious's vignettes printed from the original blocks. With two excellent essays by Harling and Archer. An extremely good copy. Size 240 x 160mm (9.25 x 6.25 inches). Signed by Author(s).
Published by Wiltshire: Garton and Co., 1993
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition, first printing. Limited edition. Publisher's original patterned paper covered boards over blue cloth spine, with titles in red on a paper label to the spine. Illustrated throughout in black and white with 31 wood block engravings by Eric Ravilious. Original tipped in wood engraving made by Eric Ravilious for the title page of the 'Travel' category for the Dent Everyman Library. Set in Perpetua which was designed by Eric Gill c1925 and was used by Dent to accompany Ravilious's 'Everyman' Designs from 1935 - 1953. Printed by Michael Mitchell at the Libanus Press on Zerkall mould-made paper and bound by Smith Settle. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Issued in a edition of 425 copies of which this is number 325. There was also an edition of 87 copies, numbered in Roman numerals, which accompanied a portfolio of twenty original wood engravings by Eric Ravilious. Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Eric Ravilious's death in September 1942. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Published by Garton & Co., Devizes, 1993
Seller: Lott Rare Books, Banstead, SRY, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Eric Ravilious (illustrator). Limited Edition. Limited Edition No. 163 of 425 copies. Blue cloth with red Ravilious printed paper covered boards and title label to spine. PP.48. With 31 line block illustrations reproduced actual size on Zerkall Mould-Made paper. Original wood engraving tipped in as frontispiece. Exceptionally fine condition.
Published by Dalrymple Press, UK, 1986
Seller: Marcus Campbell Art Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. First Edition. 26 x 31cm 54pp near fine hardback in dust jacket, a limited edition of 750 copies, this one numbered 730. Comes with a handwritten letter on Dalrymple Press headed paper, from Robert Harling to 'Dear Gordon.' A beautifully produced book showcasing the designs in colour reproduction of Eric William Ravilious, British painter, designer, book illustrator and wood-engraver who grew up in Sussex, and is particularly known for his watercolours of the South Downs. Near fine in near fine dustjacket.
Published by Incline Press, Oldham. 2003. Published to celebrated the centenary of Ravilious' birth., 2003
Seller: Much Ado Books, Alfriston, SUSSE, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Black and White illustrations. Fine, issued without dust jacket. Published for the Friends of St Bride Printing Library. Illustrated with engravings by Eric Ravilious, those in Caroline Archer's essay are printed from magnesium blocks made by The Block Shop, Manchester. The engravings in the Notebook are printed from the original wood blocks. Text set in Bembo type. Printed on Heritage, Fourdrinier paper.
Published by Published by Incline Press, 36 Bow Street, Oldham, Lancashire . 2003., 2003
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt stamped title lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6ĵ''. Printed in Bembo type, with the title page in red and black and the wood engravings printed in various colours on Fourdrinier paper. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [British].
Published by Oldham: Incline Press., 2003
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Signed
Special edition. Signed by the author. Original blue cloth backed paper covered boards, after a design by Eric Ravilious, hand bound by Nancy Winfield and Mark Horne of Salisbury Bookbinders. Illustrated with engravings by Eric Ravilious, those in Caroline Archer's essay are printed from magnesium blocks made by The Block Shop, Manchester. The engravings in the Notebook are printed from the original wood blocks. A further six wood engravings are loosely laid into a pocket on the rear pastedown, as issued. Text set in Bembo type. Printed on Heritage, Fourdrinier paper. A fine copy, clean bright, square and tight. Issued in an edition of 200 copies, this example is numbered '9' and signed by Caroline Archer in black ink on the colophon. An attractively produced reprint of the 1933 Kynoch Press Notebook, published to celebrate the centenary of Eric Ravilious' birth. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Published by Incline Press, Oldham, 2003
Seller: SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS, ABA, ILAB, LONDON, United Kingdom
Special edition, being one of 200 copies with 6 loose wood engravings by Ravilious printed from the block in a pocket at the rear. Wood engravings by Eric Ravilious the ones in the reprint of the notebook are prited from the oirginal blocks and the Ravilious illustrations in the essay are from magnesium blocks after the originals. Printed in red and black. 8vo., original blue cloth backed Ravilious patterned papers. Very mild fading to the spine, otherwise an extremely good copy. A very attractive reprint of the Kynoch Press Notebook of 1933 with Ravilious's vignettes printed from the original blocks. With two excellent essays by Harling and Archer.
Published by Published for the Shenval Press by Faber and Faber, London., 1946
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First edition. Octavo. 72 pages. Thirteen page essay by Robert Harling. Title-page device and fifty-six pages of wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper: ''To the Goldens from Robert H. 1947''. The recipients, Cipe and Bill Golden, were prominent American graphic designers. Loosely inserted is a Typed Letter Signed by Robert Harling, on two sides of a sheet of his headed writing paper and dated 17th January, 1947: about 700 words to the Goldens, of whom he was evidently very fond, presenting the book and discussing Christmas, graphic design, family news, etc, etc.Letter: folded once, a couple of nicks; very good. Book: tail of spine very slightly bumped, otherwise fine in near-fine, slightly nicked dustwrapper a bit darkened at the spine.