ARDIZZONE, Edward

Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales by William Cole, Editor ; Edward Ardizzone illustrator.

Description

Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales by William Cole, Editor ; Edward Ardizzone illustrator.

Large 4to. Bound in light grey cloth with a pictorial design and letting in red. xi, 243 pages. Collection of music and lyrics for over one hundred folk songs of Great Britain and Ireland, adorned with Ardizzone’s distinctive illustrations. Arrangements for piano and guitar by Norman Monath. On front endpaper, the half title, is the Surrealist bookplate of Andrew Murray and an inscription in biro dated 1961. . Dust wrapper not priced clip, with some small tears at top and bottom of the spine, light creases along the edges, else very good. Inside a very clean copy. Scarce in UK.

Size 29 x 21.5cm (11.25 x 8.5 inches)

Item details

Provenance: Andrew Murray, Director of Mayor Gallery, Cork Street, London. The Mayor Gallery exhibited Ardizzone s work in the 1960 s. Andrew Murray lent his personal collection of books and prints etc. to the travelling exhibition by Middlesbrough Museum in 1982.

Item details

Publisher: Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company,
Date: 1961
Place: New York
Book ID: 60002485

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