Leaves from Eden, a Magazine of the Students of the Royal College of Art.
PIPER (John) & GROOM (Mary)

Leaves from Eden, a Magazine of the Students of the Royal College of Art.

'That expensive luxury, a Magazine'

1 full page wood engraving by John Piper, 2 by Mary Groom, 1 by “Hill”, 1 by Althea Willoughby, along with 2 smaller wood engravings by Reginald George Haggar, 1 by Dorothy Green, 1 linocut by “Grant”, with four additional smaller designs by Willoughby, “Furst” (presumably Herbert Furst), “Oldfield” and “Roberts” respectively. Folio, 29x22cm, 28pp. Original grey paper wrappers with chainlines visible, upper cover with lettered in black and with wood engraving by “Hardy” pasted down as issued. London, Royal College of Art, 1929.

£1,250.00

Good, covers lightly soiled, occasional spotting within.

The scarce magazine published by students at the Royal College of Art, including a striking early woodcut by John Piper, and several by the accomplished but often overlooked artist Mary Groom. As the foreward by E.J. Thring explains, students at the College found themselves ‘having amassed a fortune by the sale of half-all-rounds, coffee-dashes and social tickets,[so] it was suggested that its bulging coffers should be relieved by indulging in that expensive luxury, a Magazine.’

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Leaves from Eden, a Magazine of the Students of the Royal College of Art.
Leaves from Eden, a Magazine of the Students of the Royal College of Art.
Leaves from Eden, a Magazine of the Students of the Royal College of Art.
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