Michael renton introduction (3 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 141pp. Tan card covered binding with red initials and black lettering on front cover and black titling on spine. A memorial exhibition of the life and work of Michael Renton set out in this book. Extensively illustrated in colour and b/w with many examples of the artist's engravings, commercial designs, stone cuts and bookplates. This copy originally belonged to contributor, Simon Brett. His postmortem library bookplate is tipped to inside front cover. The book is in fine condition and appears unread. Michael Renton (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Illustrated throughout in black and white and red as called for with reproductions of many of the beautiful bookplates designed by Eric Gill (see image 2 for a double-page example), title-page printed in red and black (image 3). Red cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, in the dustjacket printed in black and red and with an illustration of a bookplate on the upper cover.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Unpaginated 18pp essay by Helen Thomas. One of a limited edition of 40 special copies with quarter wheaten cloth binding and a patterned paper, designed by Edwina Ellis. Wood engraving of W. H. Hudson by Michael Renton. Signed by Myfanwy Thomas on the colophon. Laid in is a correction slip from the publisher, amending the number of copies printed (from 300 to 150). Together with an Invoice from Simon Lawrence to the previous owner of this book, dated 8.4.85. Appears hardly read. Michael Renton (illustratore). Signed by a Contributor.…