Laurence Whistler Engraved Glass Types 1952-1958 / Scarce Illustrated Book

Description

ENGRAVED GLASS 1952-1958 LAURENCE WHISTLER
by Laurence Whistler, Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1959.
This fascinating book covers the creative engraved glass of Laurence Whistler designed and manufactured between 1952-1958.  Illustrated in black-and-white are 88 full-page captioned photographs of his work.  “The glasses are arranged as nearly as possible in chronological order to show the developments in his art over the last five or six years.  While developing his architectural engravings, he has progressed beyond the Georgian manner in which he began: he has ventured into landscapes or ‘lightscape’, as he calls it, into abstract design, and recently into portraiture.  Often he composes verses as a kind of commentary on the design, some of which appeared in his last volume of poetry,
The View From This Windsor
.  Sometimes the design itself may be taken as the visual version of a poem.”
7.7” x 11” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  126 pages.
FREE
media mail
shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States.  Rates vary for international mailings.