1982 Sixteen Contemporary Wood Engravers

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First Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Pleasing Copy, Publishers' Original Binding

Produced to accompany an exhibition, this work was designed and printed by David Esslemont on a Columbian press on Zerkall mould-made paper. The preface, by Anthony Tuck and Dudley Wilson, notes that this work is a tribute to the growing interest in wood engraving in the North East of England. Numbered 82 of 250 copies printed. This work exhibits sixteen of the leading British wood engravers of the 1980s. Comprising of engravings from drawings by David Esslemont, Leslie Benenson, Simon Brett, Claire Dalby, Anne Jope, Simon King, John Lawrence, Angela Lemaire, Garrick Palmer, Hilary Paynter, Monica Poole, Peter Reddick, Michael Renton, Richard Shirley Smith, George Tute, Sarah Van Niekerk and Leo Wyatt. An excellent copy of this work, which truly highlights the talent of these artists.