Dorset. The East Winterborne Valley; The Isle of Purbeck; Tarrant to Blandford.
Tarrant Monkton: The Workshop Press, 1968, 1969, 1970. Folio. 3 volumes, set. Original stapled, lithographic paper covers with cloth spine. Printed on Precision Offset paper and Ivorex board on a Gestelith 201 Press. Type hand-set in 12 point Gill Sans Serif at the Workshop Press, The Thatch Cottage, Tarrant Monkton, Blandford Forum, Dorset. Illustrated throughout in colour from hand-drawn lithographic plates. 1. Fine. 2. First state with black lettering in the sea on the first two pages. The cloth spine is partially faded. A decimal price has been inked in on the back cover instead of the usual '17/6'. Contents clean. No ownership marks. Near fine. 3. Fine. Item #8561
'The illustrations in this book are from drawings made directly onto lithographic aluminium plates. They are therefore originals and not reproductions of drawings made on paper.' Rena Gardiner (1929-1999) dedicated her life to her art, doing so alone in a thatched cottage in the heart of Dorset. Following in the great tradition of British topographic artists and influenced by the rich flowering of auto-lithography in the 1940s and 1950s, she created her own very personal and individual style. An unsung heroine of printmaking, uninterested in publicity or fame, she left an artistic legacy that is instantly recognisable for its exuberant use of colour and texture. A complete set of her three volumes on Dorset in very nice condition. Magnificent.
Price: £875.00