DEAREST JOANA, A Selection of Joan Hassall's Lifetime Letters and Art by Hassall, Joan - 2000

Denby Dale: The Fleece Press, (2000). First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2 volumes, 1/4 cloth and marbled boards, tall quarto; 147; (6),154-(301) pp. Profusely illustrated with examples of the artist's work, including 60 wood engravings, many designs for dustjackets, bookplates, book illustrations, Christmas cards, postage stamps, etc., most tipped-in. Cloth-back slipcase. A fine tribute to the wood engraver and book illustrator Joan Hassall (1906-1888). Edition of 300 copies - 40 were bound in quarter vellum with an additional section of engravings.

The Fleece Press, Denby Dale, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, complete in two volumes. One of 240 sets (out of a total edition of 300). Royal 8vo. 300pp (over both volumes). Quarter-cloth with paper spine labels and marbled paper sides (differently coloured for each volume). Illustrated throughout with numerous examples of the artists work, mostly printed from the original blocks, plus a number of colour plates, tipped-in colour reproductions and period photographs. Reproduction of a Hassall-designed bookplate to the front pastedown of the first volume. A fine set in fine cloth slipcase (no dust wrappers called-for)..

Denby Dale: Fleece Press, 2000. Two volumes. Numerous wood engravings and tipped in illustrations. 8vo., original light brown cloth backed, marbled paper covered boards, printed paper spine labels, housed in the original cloth and paper covered slipcase. A very good, near fine copy.||Introduction by John Dreyfus. |