A scarce title

Carrington, Noel. ~ Carrington : Paintings, Drawings And Decorations – With A Foreword by Sir John Rothenstein : The Limited Collector’s Edition Numbered And Signed by Noel Carrington

Oxford Polytechnic Press, UK : 1978

The sole UK printing published by the Oxford Polytechnic Press, UK in 1978. The Limited Collector's Edition in the original publisher's quarter brown calf over russet cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover. Number ‘XX1V’ of only 100 copies numbered and signed by Noel Carrington to the limitation page. There was also a standard unnumbered and unsigned limitation of 1000 copies issued. The BOOK and SLIPCASE are in near Fine condition with just a very slight white pin point mark to the rear panel of the book and also to the upper rear panel of the slipcase. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. "Noel Lewis Carrington (1895 – 11 April 1989) was an English book designer, editor, publisher, and the founder of 'Puffin Books'. He was the author of books on design and on recreation and also worked for the Oxford University Press and Penguin Books." (Wiki). "Noel Carrington became one of the most influential figures in design of the 20th century. Through Puffin Picture Books and Country Life he commissioned, edited and published some of Britian’s most loved children’s picture books. He saw the genius in artists such as Kathleen Hale, whose series of books about Orlando the Marmalade Cat he published, and he championed emerging artists such as Hilary Stebbing. With Eric Ravilious he published one of the finest picture books of the 20th century: ‘High Street’, with Edward Bawden he wrote and published ‘Life in an English Village’, and with Mervyn Peake he commissioned the tale of the wild pirate ‘Captain Slaughterboard’. (Joe Pearson (Curator) ~ 'Noel Carrington: Nothing Need Be Ugly : Exhibition 15 November - 28 June 2026' (Higgins Gallery Bedford 2025). A handsome production and very scarce as the signed limited Collector's Edition.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine