Author: GIBBINGS, ROBERT
Title: A True Tale of Love in Tonga
Description: London, England: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1954. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper, along with a different previous owner's address label. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears, along with some toning and foxing. The rear dust jacket panel has noticeable toning /darkening. "He was very much at the centre of developments in wood engraving. He was a founder member and leading light of the Society of Wood Engravers, which he set up with Noel Rooke in 1920. In 1922 he contributed two wood engravings to Contemporary English Woodcuts, an anthology of wood engravings produced by Thomas Balston, a director at Duckworth and an enthusiast for the new style of wood engravings. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, wrote about him in his introduction to the book: "The 'Cubist' or 'Post-Impressionist' element is represented by Mr. Gibbings". The two engravings by Gibbings were 'Clear Waters', a strikingly modern nude, and 'Hamrun', both examples of his 'vanishing line' technique. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: Books On Books Robert Gibbings Woodcuts Artists Illustrators Tonga
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Title: A True Tale of Love in Tonga
Description: London, England: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1954. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper, along with a different previous owner's address label. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears, along with some toning and foxing. The rear dust jacket panel has noticeable toning /darkening. "He was very much at the centre of developments in wood engraving. He was a founder member and leading light of the Society of Wood Engravers, which he set up with Noel Rooke in 1920. In 1922 he contributed two wood engravings to Contemporary English Woodcuts, an anthology of wood engravings produced by Thomas Balston, a director at Duckworth and an enthusiast for the new style of wood engravings. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, wrote about him in his introduction to the book: "The 'Cubist' or 'Post-Impressionist' element is represented by Mr. Gibbings". The two engravings by Gibbings were 'Clear Waters', a strikingly modern nude, and 'Hamrun', both examples of his 'vanishing line' technique. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: Books On Books Robert Gibbings Woodcuts Artists Illustrators Tonga
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 44105
- Book number: 44105
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