Whittington Press
Two extra-limited editions
£882
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
The Wood-Engravings of Gwenda Morgan. With an Introduction by John Randle. Andoversford: Whittington Press, 1985. Number IX of 35 copies specially bound, signed by the artist and including an additional suite of prints, 4to, original orange quarter goatskin, marbled paper boards, tipped-in wood-engraved frontispiece, 15 wood-engravings loose in marbled portfolio as issued, original slipcase (with a few trivial marks);
Diary of an Apple Tree. Miriam Macgregor. Risbury: Whittington Press, 1997. Number IV of 20 copies specially bound, signed by the artist and including an additional suite of prints, oblong 4to, original maroon goatskin with multicoloured goatskin inlays, top edge gilt, suede doublures, 13 wood-engravings (one in colour), all signed by the artist in pencil and housed loose in thick card portfolio as issued, original orange cloth solander box with goatskin spine-label (2)
Footnote
The Wood-Engravings of Gwenda Morgan was printed in an edition of 335 copies (300 standard and 35 special copies), and Diary of an Apple Tree comprised in an edition of 385 copies (300 standard copies in printed boards, 65 in quarter leather with a set of prints, and 20 special copies).