Lot 179
Ravilious (Eric).- Richards (J.M.) High Street, first edition, colour lithographs by Ravilious, origina pictorial boards, Curwen Press for Country Life Ltd., 1938
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Ravilious (Eric).- Richards (J.M.) High Street, first edition, wood-engraved title vignette and 24 colour lithograph plates by Eric Ravilious, neat ink inscription to head of front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, very slightly rubbed at edges, spine a little browned and bumped at foot, frayed at head with slight loss, 8vo, Curwen Press for Country Life Ltd., 1938.
⁂ A good clean copy of a notoriously fragile book, one of the best examples of Ravilious's experimentations with colour lithography produced for the Curwen Press.
Description
Ravilious (Eric).- Richards (J.M.) High Street, first edition, wood-engraved title vignette and 24 colour lithograph plates by Eric Ravilious, neat ink inscription to head of front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, very slightly rubbed at edges, spine a little browned and bumped at foot, frayed at head with slight loss, 8vo, Curwen Press for Country Life Ltd., 1938.
⁂ A good clean copy of a notoriously fragile book, one of the best examples of Ravilious's experimentations with colour lithography produced for the Curwen Press.
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