WILLIAM MCCANCE (SCOTTISH 1894-1970) §
INITIALS FOR 'THE FABLES OF ESOPE'
£693
Auction: 02 October 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
‘Series B’, wood engravings, Artist's Proof, numbered 3, 6 and 12/12, signed, inscribed with title and editioned in pencil to lower edge (3);
‘Series C’, wood engraving, Artist's Proof, numbered 12/12, signed, inscribed with title and editioned in pencil to lower edge (1);
Further untitled and uneditioned print with initials (1). (5 works total)
Dimensions
‘Series B’ and ‘C’ 26.25cm x 14.5cm (10.5in x 5.75in); untitled print 26cm x 39.5cm (10.25in x 15.5in), all unframed
Provenance
From the Estate of William McCance.
Footnote
Note: These initials were designed and engraved by McCance for the Gregynog Press edition of the Fables of Aesop (1932), which also featured illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker.