Impressions: A Set Of Etchings by Corridan Graddon - 1984

Corridan Graddon, UK, 1984. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Corridan Graddon. Signed by Author and Illustrator. THIS EDITION IS LIMITED TO 100 SIGNED COPIES. SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR. Volume Four from the series. The 12 Etchings are from sketches made by the author & etched upon copper plates each with a protective tissue. The etchings depict Hertfordshire scenery. The inks are specially prepared from dry colour - heavy & light French black, with added cinder. The type used for the text is Perpetua Bold, 30 pt., 18 pt. and Plantin Italic, 8pt, - gold blocks from brass. Printed entirely by hand throughout, from the Graddio Press, St. Albans - Hertfordshire - England. Contents: Storm: Over Farm Land At Bricket Wood; Sally: The Gipsy's Pony At Park Street Camp; The Footpath: To Ridge, Bell Lane. Soon To Be Lost - M25; Ayot St. Peter: In Quiet Countryside Near Ayot Green; The Tow Path: By The Canal In Cassiobury Park, Watford; The Priory: In The Picturesque Town Of Ware; Waltham Cross: Set Up By Edward I, In The Town Centre; The Station: At Letchworth Garden City; The Seat: Opposite The Firestation, St: Albans; The Mimram: At Welwyn, From The Road Bridge; The Friesian: On Beech Farm, Cooper's Green Lane; The Duty Post: In Harper Lane. One Of 4 In The Area. Book - in Fine [much better than Very Good] bright green boards with gilt lettering. Contents, clean, bright and tightly bound. Corridan (Corrie) Graddon, born in 1932, apprenticed in London in 1947 as a relief engraver and die sinker. He joined the Sun in 1956, to work in monochrome and colour engraving. He worked at the Sun for 26 years, leaving in 1982. He became a successful print-maker, exhibiting in the Mall Galleries and in the Royal Academy summer exhibitions. He has printed and published books of his etchings on such subjects as St. Albans, Lemsford, Impressions, Cricket, and The Thames. Size: 12 inches tall by 10 inches. pp.[viii] + 12 etchings. Illustrator: Corridan Graddon. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Travel & Places; Art & Design. Signed by Author and Illustrator. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9144..