Lionel Edwards Book - The Passing Seasons. Very rare limited edition book depicted by Lionel Edwards, The Passing Seasons. This edition is limited to 150 copies for sale at home, numbered 1 to 150, and 100 for sale abroad, numbered 151 to 250, this in No. 59. This large hard bound book is complete with the 18 mounted colour plates on thick hand made paper, each signed in pencil on the mount by the artist, Lionel Edwards. Black and white vignettes throughout the book, fleeting thoughts of Crascredo, printed in Great Britain. Text and plates are very clean. Bound in publisher's light brown cloth cover with gilt title to front, The Passing Seasons, Lionel Edwards (slight damage to spine). List of coloured plates 1, The First Snow (frontispiece). 2, The Water. 3, The Mockers. 4, Cub Hunting. 5, The Evening Rise. 6, Where Bright Waters Meet. 7, A May Morning. 8, Cloudy June. 9, Schooldays. 10, The Great House. 11, The Pipe Of Peace. 12, Limestone Soil. 13, An Irish Shore. 14, Sunshine And Showers. 15, For Bampton Fair. 16, The Glen Of The Silver Birch. 17, The Voice Of The Highlands & 18, Purple Heather. Lionel Edwards was an accomplished artist painting horses, hunting scenes, horse racing, shooting, fishing and golf scenes.
Dimensions:
Height
44.5 cm / 17 "
Width
35 cm
/ 14"
Depth
2.3 cm
/ 1"
Period
1900-1949
Year
1927
Medium
Paper
Country
England
Signed
Lionel Edwards
Condition
Excellent condition par the spine. Colour plates and pages very good.