Derek Barlow — Bullrushes

Oldham, Incline Press, 1995 . First edition. Leather. A scarce limited edition of this charming collection of poetry, signed by both poet Derek Barlow and illustrator Anna Ravenscroft, and in a striking morocco binding by Frieda Gumn. A scarce signed limited edition poetry collection. Number 88 of 175 limited edition copies of this work, signed by the poet Derek Barlow to tail of page 25, and by illustrator Anna Ravenscroft to tail of page 32. Illustrated with seven wood-engravings by Anna Ravenscroft. Collated, complete. In signed morocco binding with pictorial onlay to the front board. This binding is the work of binder and restorer Frieda Gumn, with her label to the rear pastedown. Gumn's tutor in binding was the esteemed bookbinder Maureen Duke, whose career spanned more than sixty years and involved wide travel to new audiences around the world, writing extensively on the subject and establishing herself as a pioneer in book restoration.  In a full morocco signed binding with pictorial morocco onlay to the front board. Endpapers renewed. Externally, exceptional, with light fading to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Anna Ravenscroft. Near Fine .