79/140 COPIES (from an edition of 150 copies) signed by Richard Shirley Smith and printed on glossy art paper, with a substantial number of colour printed reproductions of the artist's work, a number full-page, together with a small number of wood-engravings in black and white, also with a colour photographic portrait of the artist, title printed in black, cream and red, pp. x, 150, 4to, original quarter grey cloth, backstrip gilt lettered, sage-green boards each repeating an illustration by Richard Shirley Smith printed in grey, cloth slipcase, fine. Two engravings by Richard Shirley Smith, 'A Winter Night' and 'The Dark Tower', both numbered 79/140 and signed by the artist, are inserted in a pocket to the rear pastedown. Laid in at the front of this copy are four pieces of correspondence from the artist to this book's original owner, discussing his work, along with numerous pieces of ephemera (prospectuses etc.) relating to his publications. Seller Inventory # 71752

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Title: The Paintings & Collages, 1957 to 2000. With...

Publisher: John Murray and Studio House

Publication Date: 2002

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Blackwell UK Ltd
48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BQ, United Kingdom

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Blackwell's Rare Books is a part of Waterstones Booksellers Ltd, 203-206 Piccadilly. London W1J 9HD
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