To War With Paper & Brush - Captain Edward Ardizzone, Official war Artist
Yorke, Malcolm
£200.00
To War With Paper & Brush
Captain Edward Ardizzone, Official war Artist
By Malcolm Yorke
Fleece Press, Upper Denby, Huddersfield, 2007. 1st Edition. 1st Impression from a limited edition of 700 copies. Hardback in slipcase. Ecru linen boards with a printed label on the spine, turquoise slipcase as issued. Approx 23.5cm H x 29cm W - landscape. 169pp. Contents, Acknowledgments, ChapterText (pp11-154), Chapter Notes, Bibliography, Subscribers, Index.
Book condition: Fine. No marks or damage to outer boards. Inside is clean, bright and tight with no marks within. No tears or annotations. Slipcase condition: Very Good++ Evidence of slight shelf rubbing to 3 corners – Minimal.
“This is the first publication of Ardizzone’s wartime story, and the first time nearly any of his watercolours have appeared in colour; it is a privilege for this Press to be able to make such an important book.”
A beautiful book, with the text heavily illustrated throughout and complimented by fine colour reproductions of Ardizzone’s work – some pull-out, as well as subject and family photographs, and pen & ink sketches.
Overall Condition: Fine
Also: The Fleece Press’s pre-publication booklet issued for advance publicity. Paper backed with Ardizzone illustration to the front. Lichen coloured paper bound with a single thread. Approx 16.5cm H x 20cm W. 8pp, inc 1 x watercolour reproduction. Condition. 3 handwritten words tipexed out on the back of the cover, other than that - Very Good.
Also: Original invoice dated 17.12.07 (with apologies for the delay) and a handwritten note in green ink (to the buyer) from the Fleece Press regarding another title.