Whittington Press - Hanscomb (Brian), artist. Cornwall: an internal vision.

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(Whittington Press) Cornwall: an internal vision. Copper-engravings & texts by Brian Hanscomb. Royal 4to, 12 double leaves folded at the fore-edges, extra suite, The Whittington Press,  Risbury, 1992.

One of 35 (135) special copies with an extra set of the nine prints on Japon vellum, individually signed by the artist, contained within a matching folder. The book handset in SB Caslon, printed on F.J. Head hand-made paper and signed by the artist. 9 copper-engravings by Brian Hanscomb. Light-blue paper-covered portfolio, sewn Japanese-style, with a printed label on the upper cover and matching slipcase. Slipcase slightly split. Chip to lower cover. A very good copy.                                               

A companion volume to Sun, Sea and Earth printed on pre-War paper from Oxford University Press. Stunning engravings with something of Eric Gill about them.

 

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