Births, Marriages and Deaths. Foreword by Richard Guyatt. 133 illustratrations by Valerie Brook, Ronald Glendinning, Gavin Rowe, Eric Thomas, David Gentleman, Audley Southcott, Sylvia Stokeld, Anthony Smith, Brian Keogh, Anthony Puig, John Sewell, Barrington Discoll.

(Lion and Unicorn Press) Guyatt

Published by 4to, 30.4 X 22.7cm, designed and printed at the Lion and Unicorn Press, Royal College of Art, London, 1954.

About this Item

One of 100 copies, none for sale; with original lithographs, aquatints, pochoir, wood-engravings, etc. Marbled paper-covered boards, predominantly crimson and green, printed label superimposed to upper board. Very slight freckling to endpapers. Printed dust-jacket. A fine copy. With the signature of Robin Darwin, artist and Rector of the Royal College of Art. One of the earlier productions of the press, it is an anthology of fifteen extracts from novels and biographies chosen especially for their suitability for illustration. Each extract included not only text and illustrations, but also a title page, and thus formed the prototype for a complete edition. Seller Inventory # 7651

Bibliographic Details

Title: Births, Marriages and Deaths. Foreword by ...

Publisher: 4to, 30.4 X 22.7cm, designed and printed at the Lion and Unicorn Press, Royal College of Art, London, 1954.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition