Ravilious at War. The complete work of Eric Ravilious, September 1939 - September 1942. With contributions from Barry and Saria Viney, Christopher Whittick and Simon Lawrence and a Foreword by Brian Sewell.
Upper Denby: The Fleece Press, 2002. Landscape 4to. Limited edition. One of seven hundred and fifty copies. Original blue cloth, gilt, with a printed label to the upper board. In (optional) blue cloth-covered slipcase. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Fine in fine slipcase. Item #6015
'Over a short period of thirty-six months of the war, until he was tragically lost in Iceland during September 1942, Ravilious made well over a hundred watercolour paintings of British military subjects, with a number of fine lithographs of submarine interiors.' The artwork is beautifully reproduced and is accompanied by over 280 personal letters, diary excerpts and official memos. Most copies come without the slipcase. A fine copy of a definitive work.
Price: £500.00