Wesley W. Bates
In Black & White. A Wood Engraver's Odyssey, 2005
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press
One of 140 copies.
3099
Octavo. 74pp. With Bates's illustrations throughout documenting is long career as a wood engraver, embellished with a fold-out four-color woodcut print at rear. An impressive retrospective, covering the many shades...
Octavo. 74pp. With Bates's illustrations throughout documenting is long career as a wood engraver, embellished with a fold-out four-color woodcut print at rear. An impressive retrospective, covering the many shades of illustration, including engraving, etching, cutting, and the elusive scraperboard. Bound in full black cloth over boards with illustrated paper label. Fine. Housed in slipcase. Prospectus, original invoice, and bookplate laid in.


