The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings
Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1959. Numerous black-and-white and color wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. First edition, first printing. Publisher's full black cloth stamped in gilt, in publisher's acetate jacket, stamped in red, top edge stained green. Sunned top edge, gently browned endpapers, still near fine, in near fine acetate jacket with pressed tips and corners. Item #239368
THE COMPREHENSIVE GIBBINGS
Robert Gibbings led the wood engraving revival in Britain in the early twentieth century, increasing renown for the art form through his own strongly lined work, as well as serving as a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers and owner of The Golden Cockerel Press. Published the year after Robert Gibbing's death, Empson's collection offers the most definitive gathering of Gibbing's wood engravings, featuring over 1000 prints with numerous engravings published for the first time.
Price: $150.00