The Linocuts of Edward B. Heffernan
by Maree Heffernan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Italy: The Jester Press, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Edward Heffernan. Signed by Author(s). Book as new; slipcase has minor handling marks. Numbered 57 of 125 copies signed in ink by the artist and author. Book is case bound in the full black buckram with matching slipcase and end papers. The spine has been blocked in gold foil and the front cover is blind embossed with the figure of a female. Photo of artist as a young man tipped in as a frontispiece. Introduction by Maree Heffernan has a seven reproductions tipped in. 32 linocuts tipped in with tissue guards sown into the sections. Titles and dates and description of each print is printed opposite on verso. Most linocuts shown in black-and-white, one in full color. Overweight and oversized. Edward Heffernan (1912-1992). Born Melbourne. Painter, teacher and industrial designer. Studied at National Gallery School, 1928-1931. Size/Overweight charges will apply.
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- Bookseller
- KM Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000163
- Title
- The Linocuts of Edward B. Heffernan
- Author
- Maree Heffernan
- Illustrator
- Edward Heffernan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Jester Press
- Place of Publication
- Italy
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Australia, linocuts,
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Case bound
- A hardcover book where the entire textblock is bound separately from the covers by means of either glue or stitching. The pages...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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