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Knight, Laura

War Pictures by British Artists. Women [with] Production [with] Soldiers [with] Air Raids. [Series II complete]. COMPLETE SECOND SERIES IN FULL MOROCCO

Oxford University Press, 1943

483.00 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1943
Author
Knight, Laura
Publishers
Oxford University Press
Keyword
mstock, military, naval, aviation, ww2, wwii, war artists, laura knight, cecil beaton, william coldstream, stephen spender
Languages
English

Description

4 works in 1 vol., 8vo., First Edition, with 194 toned full-page illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, ALL ORIGINAL PICTORIAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a most attractive volume ideal as a gift or for presentation. No.1: Women; No. 2: Production; No. 3: Soldiers; No. 4: Air Raids. Complete set of the second series with fine reproductions of paintings, drawings and sketches by virtually all Britain's leading war artists. The contributors naturally featured many of the most eminent artists of the period including (among many others) Ardizzone, Bawden, Bone, Kennington, Moore, Nash, Piper, Ravilious, Rothenstein, Spencer, Sutherland, Topolski and Worsley. The first series (dealing primarily with the fighting forces) was published in the preceding year. UNCOMMON AS A SET AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.