Miriam macgregor engravings (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Quarter bound in bright sky blue cloth, finished with marbled paper boards, and lovely gilt titles in two block burgundy boxes that sit at the top and bottom of the spine. This wonderful hardback book is in first class condition, hardly used or read. Comes with lovely burgundy box slipcase. Normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. 443 pages all intact, good tight binding. All pages, text and illustrations are in super, clean, readable order. Second printing 1999. Set in Monotype Baskerville by Gloucester Typesetting Services, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. Printed by The Bath Press, Bath on Balmoral Wove and bound by them in quarter buckram with paper sides marbled by Ann Muir. Another superb book from The Folio Society. …

Zustand: Fine. First Folio Society edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter peacock blue buckram, Ann Muir marbled paper sides, gilt back, brick red top edge and end sheets. 8vo. 8¼'' x 6''. Contains 443 pp with engravings throughout by Miriam Macgregor. Fine condition book in Fine condition open fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. FOLIO SOCIETY.…

Zustand: Fine. First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original nut brown paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8' x 6''. Contains 117 printed pages of text with monochrome engravings throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0711206937 RURAL VILLAGE LIFE.…

Imperial octavo, illus heavy cloth boards, gilt lettering to blue faux leather spine, top page edges stained blue, xxxv + 372pp, illus/engravings, VG+ (light soiling & scuffing to spine, light foxing to page edges) in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling).

Zustand: Fine. First, Limited Edition. Oblong 8vo; 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (190 x 265 mm); 39 unnumbered pages. 41 wood-engravings by Miriam Macgregor. Machine-set in 12-point Bell roman and 14-point Bell italic; printed in black and olive-green on Zerkall cream smooth wove paper. Quarter-bound in brown buckram by Woolnough, title-label in a blind panel on the spine, Zerkall Silurian patterned paper-covered boards with a repeat pattern of three engravings printed in olive-green and dark green. Headbands, top edge red-brown. Zerkall Silurian endpapers. Colorplan Bagdad Brown paper-covered slipcase, title-label. Copy 81 of 335 numbered copies, signed by R. P. Lister and Miriam Macgregor. [Butcher 81]. A finely illustrated account of English allotment life, combining the understated, observant, gently humorous prose of R. P. Lister with an extensive series of wood engravings by Miriam Macgregor. The text considers allotment gardening as both practical activity and social practice, noting its rituals, routines, characters, and seasonal patterns. Macgregor's 41 engravings depict tools, plots, and gardeners with clarity, economy, and wit, closely aligned with the tone of the text. Together, text and image create a portrait of allotment culture that is both documentary and affectionate, preserving a distinctly British way of life undergoing gradual change in the later twentieth century. Miriam Macgregor (illustrator).…

Hereford: Bumble Bee Books.2023. 8vo. Original sky-blue cloth, gilt lettering and vignette to front; pp. 20, illustrated throughout; fine.First edition. A collection of charming, funny poems illustrated beautifully by Miriam MacGregor, the well-respected wood engraver best known for her work with the Whittington Press.…