Lot 159
Shaw (Christopher, binder).- Gross (Philip) The Abstract Garden, one of 200 copies, bound in dark blue-green goatskin with floral onlays tooled in gilt, Llandogo, Old Stile Press, 2006
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Shaw (Christopher, binder).- Gross (Philip) The Abstract Garden, number 100 of 200 copies signed by the author and artist, wood-engravings by Peter Reddick, bound in dark blue-green goatskin with all-over lattice design of leafy stems enclosing floral onlays in pink, red & green goatskin tooled in gilt, by Christopher Shaw, spine titled in gilt down spine within wreaths of leafy stems, turn-ins tooled with gilt leafy stems, coloured floral endpapers, signed and dated with stamped label "Christopher Shaw 2011" to foot of rear pastedown, t.e.g., others uncut, one or two small marks, preserved in cloth drop-back box, 4to (c.270 x 190mm.), Llandogo, Old Stile Press, 2006.
*** Christopher Shaw was elected a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders in 2004, having trained at Guildford College of Technology. He has won several prizes for his work and appears as an expert on the BBC's Repair Shop.
This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Description
Shaw (Christopher, binder).- Gross (Philip) The Abstract Garden, number 100 of 200 copies signed by the author and artist, wood-engravings by Peter Reddick, bound in dark blue-green goatskin with all-over lattice design of leafy stems enclosing floral onlays in pink, red & green goatskin tooled in gilt, by Christopher Shaw, spine titled in gilt down spine within wreaths of leafy stems, turn-ins tooled with gilt leafy stems, coloured floral endpapers, signed and dated with stamped label "Christopher Shaw 2011" to foot of rear pastedown, t.e.g., others uncut, one or two small marks, preserved in cloth drop-back box, 4to (c.270 x 190mm.), Llandogo, Old Stile Press, 2006.
*** Christopher Shaw was elected a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders in 2004, having trained at Guildford College of Technology. He has won several prizes for his work and appears as an expert on the BBC's Repair Shop.
This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
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