Dear Mercia Paul Nash Letters to Mercia Oakley, 1909-18 by Nash, Paul & Janet Boulton - 1991

Fleece Press, Wakefield, first edition, 1991. Limited edition of 300 copies (of which 250 were for sale). Quarter cloth and patterned paste paper boards, paper spine-label, large 8vo,. 106, [1], blank leaf, [1] pp, illustrations, some tipped in, map in pocket at end. From Clare Colvin's introduction: "In many ways the letters of Paul Nash to Mercia Oakley speak plainly for themselves. On one level they record the innocent thoughts of a youthful, energetic mind, but they also provide an invaluable diary of Nash's life and work at the beginning of his artistic career..Reading these letters one is immediately taken in by the eager enthusiasm of Nash's writing, his spontaneous descriptions of people, places and events. It is only later that one realises they also contain a wealth of biographical information.. Reading this correspondence, one becomes totally absorbed in Nash as a person and as an aspiring artist. .. These letters to Mercia capture Nash's youth, his innocence and his… Read More

West Yorkshire: The Fleece Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated from drawings of Paul Nash.. Illustrated from drawings of Paul Nash. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4'' x 7 7/8''. 107pp. Edition limited to 300 copies, of which 250 were for sale. With extra illustration in rear panel. Slipcase and book are in fine condition.

WAKEFIELD, THE FLEECE PRESS, 1991. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES, WITH 250 FOR SALE. LETTERS TO MERCIA OAKLEY, 1909-18. EDITED BY JANET BOULTON. PRINTED AT THE FLEECE PRESS ON ZERKALL PAPER, BOUND IN QUARTER CLOTH AND PASTE PAPER. A DRAWING OF NASH AS CUPID IN A REAR POUCH. A VERY FINE COPY IN SLIPCASE.