Search Results: Engraving from Rare Illustrated Books

Sydney: Port Jackson Press, 1979. First Edition. Dealer's catalogue of prints issued by Port Jackson Press of Sydney and Works on Paper, London. Features the work of Brett Whiteley, Lloyd Rees, John Olsen, Garry Shead, David Rankin, John Peart, Max Miller, Keith Looby, Janet Dawson, Diana Davidson, David Aspden, Fred Cress, Ray Crooke and others. Staple bound quarto, black and white plates; original illustrated wrappers, very good copy.

London: World's End Press, 1974. After producing a portfolio of plates titled 'Aphrodite', Brunskill purchased a nineteenth century Lion platen press built for Frederick Ulmer. 'The Romaunt of the Rose' was the second book printed on the press, with type composition by Edward Ash. The poem was started in French by Guillaume de Loris in 1237 and translated by Chaucer shortly thereafter. Edition limited to 75 copies, with an original double page etching signed by the artist, 290mm x 410mm, 54 pages printed on De Wint handmade paper, edges uncut, blind blocked frontis, vibrant pictorial boards; a fine copy.

London: Charles Knight, 1839. First Edition. Near fine. John Jackson. With upwards of three hundred illustrations, engraved on wood, by John Jackson. An important and influential work on wood engraving conceived, written, and illustrated by a master artist of the medium, John Jackson (1801 - 1848). Early chapters catalogue the history of the medium at length, from antiquity to the creation of block books in the fifteenth century. Chatto and Jackson examine the emergence of typography and conduct a detailed analysis of the period in which Albert Durer flourished, from about 1498 to 1528. There is a chapter on the principal wood cuts by Holbein, exploring improvements to the art throughout the sixteenth century. After further investigation into the history of the process leading from the eighteenth century until the date of publication, a highly technical series of instructions delineate the basic process of wood engraving, the best mode for printing wood cuts, superior tools and materials, good… Read More