Wood Engravings From the Fables of Esope, with Wood Engravings from XXI Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales.
MILLER PARKER Agnes; GREGYNOG PRESS (1996.)
£1500.00
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2 vols. One of 185 copies bound in quarter cloth, with an additional 15 specially bound copies. Vol 1. with 27 wood engravings and one decorative initial printed in black and white after Agnes Miller Parker, vol. 2 with 17 wood engravings, all of which are printed on Japanese Gampi Vellum. Folio, vol. 1 33pp., plus plates and colophon, vol 2. 54 pp., plus plates and colophon, 25 x 36cm. Publisher's original quarter cloth, yellow and red respectively, over decorative paper, with slipcase. Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog.
Fine.
A survey of Agnes Miller Parker's finest wood engravings, bookended with essays by Iain Rogerson, 'The Story of a Remarkable Book', 'John Sampson and the Gypsies of Wales' and illustrated with prints entirely taken from the original blocks held at the National Library of Wales.
Stock Code: 243979
