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HALE, JENNIE : The Nature Diary of an Artist. [Author double SIGNED - Sketch +Signature and Signature.]

LONDON.The Herbert Press/an imprint of A&C BLACK,2007.

ISBN 9780713686524.

UK,landscape 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,author double SIGNED,author illustrated,1st edn. [Signed twice by author; a large freehand pheasant illustration+signature and another stand alone signature.] FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's freehand pheasant illustration+ signature to verso of front free endpaper and signature - without dedication - to title page and no price removal from rear board.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,sharp-cornered,paper-covered boards with colour pictorial daffodil artwork illustration by author and a purple cloth blindspine with oxidised gilt lettering to same; a grey+purple lettered title and author's capitalised,grey-lettered name to a cream background panel with colour illustration of three pheasants,to centre of front board,rear panel with continuation of front's illustration. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present,a gold+white striped headband,a sewn-in gold silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate plain pale beige endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright and clean,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,landscape 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,author twice SIGNED, 1st edn,128pp [unpaginated and excludes free endpapers] includes colour thumbnail sketch of a fox illustrated author potted biography with thumbnail colour illustrated reverse with acknowledgements and dedication,repeated front board's colour illustrated and author SIGNED title page,a Foreword by David Guy Measures with author's Introduction to its verso,colour thumbnail illustrated individual month's separator pages,profuse colour illustrated artwork by Jennie Hale with her facsimile black ink handwritten notes/text accompaniment to chapters/illustrations.                          Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and even internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 15+ year-old age.It is only the minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults.                      In 2007 A&C Black published 'The Nature Diary of an Artist', a compilation of illustrated diaries that Jennie had started in 1994,filled with notes and drawings direct from nature .    This is a look at the English countryside throughout the year through the sketchbooks of artist Jennie Hale.The book is filled with watercolour sketches of birds, insects, animal and plant life along with her handwritten notes about the seasons and the doings in the fields and forests around her.This Diary,filled with a selection of her delightful sketches and notes, is a charming book that will appeal to all who love the countryside.Within the pages of a beautifully created book,are all the thoughts, musings and discoveries of someone who not only can reproduce what she sees,but also records when and where she sees them. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.                                            ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,landscape 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,author double-SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.
Author double-SIGNED + sketch.

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