Lino-Cuts : A Hand-Book of Linoleum-Cut Colour Printing

Language: English

Published by John Lane / The Bodley Head Limited, London, UK, 1927

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The First UK Printing published by John Lane / The Bodley Head Limited, London in 1927. Large 8vo., beige linen-covered boards lettered and decorated in red to upper cover, and lettered in red to the backstrip; top-stain red remains vibrant ; with frontis and a further nine illustrations in full colour, as well as eighteen in black and white, the latter both full-page and in text; The BOOK a Very Good++ smart example with slight toning and light marking to the boards ; with a little rubbing along the spine folds ; endpapers offset with a near contemporary penned ownership name and date to front paste down; internally very good, lightly toned with occasional spots to the margins due to the quality of the paper stock used. The First UK edition, which includes an original linocut, 'Crossing the Road' by Claude Flight printed from the artist's original lino blocks in red, cobalt blue and black. Flight was educated at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, which had been founded by the Scottish wood engraver Iain Macnab in 1925. It was there that the art of original linocut was first pioneered in the UK and Flight, surrounded by a team of talented young artists and teachers including Cyril Power and Sybil Andrews, soon began teaching there himself. Known for championing MacNab's principles of rhythms, counter-rhythms, sweeping lines and carefully organised sequences of differing colours, Flight is remembered today for developing the art of lino cutting to its full potential. His students later included the artists Margaret Barnard, Leonard Beaumont, Dorrit Black and Diana Drew. Published relatively early on into his career, the present work includes plates by Diana Drew, who at age just 13 and 15 shows "good direct cutting of well-arranged imaginative design" and "a more mature conception based on visual facts". The in-text illustrations further show various tools needed for lino cutting, including oil stones, gouges, burnishers and rollers. Increasingly scarce as the first issue. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Lino-Cuts : A Hand-Book of Linoleum-Cut Colour Printing
Author
Flight, Claude
Publisher
John Lane / The Bodley Head Limited, London, UK
Publication year
1927
Condition
Very good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Flight, Claude
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
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Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB

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I am an established business centered in the city of Leicester. The business has been operating online with over ten years of collecting experience on a range of genres, specialising in modern first edition fiction , Booker titles and iconic novels. All items are fully described and if any discrepency is noted in our description on its arrival to the customer, a full refund will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in multiple installments - however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid.…

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