The Wood and the Graver: The Work of Fritz Eichenberg SIGNED Ltd Imprint Society Edition w/ signed print ~ woodblock printmaking 1977

Title: The Wood and the Graver: The Work of Fritz Eichenberg

Author: Fritz Eichenberg

Description: Limited Edition of 500 copies (this being copy 410), signed by Eichenberg on limitation page, with an original signed wood engraving, ''The Dream of Reason,'' especially made for this edition by Eichenberg. Stated First Edition. Quarter red cloth with gray cloth over boards. Fine. The gray board slipcase shows some minor edgewear. 199 pages. 11.75 x 8.75 inches.

For this volume, Eichenberg himself selected the very best of the thousands of prints and drawings he has done over the years, from his earliest efforts as a student in Leipzig (1921) to his most recent series of wood engravings for The Adventurous Simplicissimus (1977). Included are over 160 samples of Eichenberg's illustrations of the great literary classics, from Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights to Gulliver's Travels, Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamozov, and Fathers and Sons, as well as Shakespeare's plays, the Bible, Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales, Erasmus's In Praise of Folly, and many more.

Accompanying the prints are Eichenberg's reflections on his life, his work, and the almost mystical significance that his favorite medium, the woodblock, assumed in his development as an artist. Introduction by Alan Fern, Director of Research at the Library of Congress.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Slipcase Condition: Very Good

Publisher: Imprint Society
Place: Barre, Massachusetts
Year: 1977

ISBN: 0517529270

Keywords: woodblock, illustrators, printmaking, design, graphic arts,