Engravings by Eric Ravilious Robert Harling (4 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 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. Eric Ravilious (illustrator).…

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. …

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 five 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. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).…