Harry Clarke: His Graphic Art, Nicola Gordon Bowe, Dolmen Press, Mountrath, Ireland, 1983, NF HC

Bowe, Nicola Gordon. Mountrath. The Dolmen Press. 1983.

English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC, 12 1/4" x 8 1/2", Quarto, 160 pp.

ISBN: 0851053599

Near Fine quarto, black cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering to spine. Bumped spine, otherwise tightly bound, sharp tips, and no markings within. Near fine, white dust jacket featuring illustrations to covers, black and green lettering to cover and spine. Minor bumping to spine. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. 160 pp. Text in English. Replete with black-and-white reproductions of artist’s graphic designs. Contents include frontis portrait of Clarke, reproductions of two unpublished suites of illustrations (for The Rape of Lock by Alexander Pope, and for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge), as well as a special appendix by H. Keith Burns on Clarke's work published in the United States. A study of the graphic art of Irish book illustrator and stained glass artist Harry Clarke (1889-1931), covering his lesser-known works including early sketches, private drawings, and commercial work.