Christobel Russel Cox; Brigitte Stoddart; Stewart and Sally Walton; Various [ed. by Laura Heyenga] — A Set on Paper Cutting

Leicester; London; New York; San Francisco, Dryad Press; B.T. Batsford Limited; Lorenz Books; Chronicle Books , 1967-2011. First edition. Cloth. Four charming volumes on the delicate and elegant art of paper cutting, showcasing wonderful examples and also offering readers insightful tips. A four volume set on the intricate craft of paper cutting, published between 1967-2011. All works are first editions except Cox.Stoddart and Walton are in the publisher's original cloth, with the original clipped dust wrappers. Cox is in pictorial paper boards, while Heyenga is in pictorial paper wraps.Despite not requiring expensive and complex tools, the art of paper cutting produces elegant patterns that have made the craft popular for many years. These books both showcase different patterns and advise beginners wanting to have a go.- Cut Paper Work, written by Christobel Russell Cox. Sixth edition. Contains all twenty plates, including eight in colour to the center of the book. Collated complete. (Published by the Dryad Press, 1967).- Papercutting, written by Brigitte Stoddart. Contains numerous in-text and full-page illustrations of paper designs and patterns throughout, as well as all four colour plates. Collated complete. (Published by B.T. Batsford Limited, 1972).- New Crafts: Paper Cutting, written by Stewart and Sally Walton, with photography by Peter Williams. Contains numerous colour and monochrome photographs throughout. (Published by Lorenz Books, 1997).- Paper Cutting: Contemporary Artists/Timeless Craft, with chapters by various experts, edited by Laura Heyenga, with a preface by Rob Ryan, and an introduction by Natalie Avella. Contains numerous paper cutting examples, including those in colour throughout. (Published by Chronicle Books, 2011). Stoddart and Walton are in the publisher's original cloth, with the original clipped dust wrappers. Cox is in pictorial paper boards, while Heyenga is in pictorial paper wraps. Externally, very smart, with the odd faint mark to the extremities of Cox and Heyenga, very light to Cox, and mostly to the rear joint of Heyenga. Slight fading to spine and extremities of Heyenga. Dust wrappers of Stoddart and Walton are bright and clean, with a couple of faint handling marks to Stoddart, and slight edgewear to top right corner of Walton wrapper. End papers are bright and clean. A library stamp to front free end paper of Heyenga, and sticker to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Near Fine.