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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 2007 SIGNED by Joanne Gernstein London near fine hardback, bottom outer corner slightly bumped, in a near fine dust wrapper, corners and edges lightly rubbed. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 192 pages with index. Illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

Art - Original. Poster, oblong format, 22 x 30 inches, screenprint in yellow, blue, green, purple, white and orange on green, with black hand collage at top. Kate Delos is a San Francisco Bay Area artist, print maker, painter, and educator. Signed by the artist at right lower edge. First edition (first printing). Limited edition, #78/100 copies. Very good copy with short closed edge tear and edge wrinkling. The collage hand is folded and scuffed but complete.

A superb example of Wragg's powerful artistry, in response to the refugee crisis gripping Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War - a starving, gaunt child, staring challengingly at the viewer. The implication is that the abandonment of Germany's people after the First World War led to the rise of Nazism, and risks repeating. The poster was produced by the Peace Pledge Union, which Wragg helped found in 1935. Wragg (1903-1976) was "a commercial graphic artist, producing posters and illustrations for magazines, and illustrating a variety of books throughout a career which extended for almost 50 years. His most significant work, however, set him apart from any other British twentieth-century illustrator. His images are savagely powerful, deriving from his fervent practical Christianity, pacifism, and sense of social justice. And they had a notable impact on public opinion, in a way that is unimaginable now" (Brook, p. 8). Judy Brook, Arthur Wragg: Twentieth-century Artist, Prophet and Jester, 2001 - this design is illustrated on p. 107. Ink and wash on card, 545 x 770 mm. Pasted overlay reconfiguring the lettering beneath, with sizing instructions in pencil to foot. Verso with mounted address label for advertising agency. Curled from being rolled, horizontal crease towards head, some light soiling, a couple of small tears. In good condition.