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Books on Wood Engraving

Engraving has long been an art form in countries around the world, but finding a comprehensive collection of books on famous engravers and their impact on the artistic medium has been difficult until now. Primrose Hill Press joyfully documents this beautiful, detailed form of art with a vast and varied selection of books on wood engraving, bookplates, and the artists from generations past and present that pioneered this form of expression and creativity.

From vivid, picturesque depictions of nature and architecture to engraved prints of animals, our selection of engraving books (including fine press) catalog this art style in many forms. Dive into wood engraving today and see for yourself the beauty of engraving.
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cover of "Thomas Bewick and Russia" by W E Butler describing Bewick's profound influence on Russian artists cover of So Loved by Sister Margaret Tournour, a contemplative book with twenty-three inspirational wood engravings by Sister Margaret accompanied by biblical texts.
So Loved
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By W E Butler. An essay on the profound influence of Thomas Bewick, wood engraver and designer, on a rising generation of Russian wood engravers at the turn of the twentieth century. Numerous illustrations together with a list of Russian artists influenced by Bewick. Paperback, 22 pp.
 		By Sister Margaret Tournour. London: Primrose Hill Press, 2001. A contemplative book with twenty-three inspirational wood engravings by Sister Margaret accompanied by biblical texts. In an article in The Times, the world renowned British engraver Simon Brett characterized her strength as “the miniature, the small and delicate, and as Samuel Palmer noted of Blake, one [glimpses] here… corners of Paradise; the [most exquisite] pitch of intense poetry”. 198 x 129, 48 pp, paperback.


cover of Diana Bloomfield: The Engraver's Cut containing twenty-six engravings by Bloomfield and an autobiographical essay by this leading British engraver. cover of "Anatoli Iwanowitsch Kalashchnikow" by Klaus Rodel containing a history of development of Russian engraving in honor of A Kalashnikov


By Diana Bloomfield. London and New Castle: Primrose Hill Press and Oak Knoll Press, 1998. Twenty-six engravings and an autobiographical essay by this leading British engraver. Engravings selected by the artist as the best and more representative of her work throughout a career of great distinction. The book also includes a list of Bloomfield’s principal works and bibliography.  A limited edition signed by the author with selected original engravings printed from the block is also available in this catalog. 198 x 129 mm, 48 pp, paperback.

 		By Klaus Rodel. Forlaget Exlibristen, 1991. In German, Danish and English. A history of the development of Russian graphics (engraving) with numerous illustrations produced in honor of Anatolii Kalashnikov's 60th birthday. The text provides a fascinating overview of the history of great Russian artists preceding and including Kalashnikov. Over 55 pages with stunning full and part page illustrations. Paperback.
cover of "Clare Leighton" by Anne Stevens and David Leighton celebrating the life and work of Clare Leighton, one of Britain's and later America's most talented engravers photo of Yvonne Skargon's bestseller in which her engravings magically capture our hearts and imaginations in a celebration of felines by linking us with the lives of cats with different personalities, moods and talents across four centuries
Clare Leighton
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A Concatenation
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By Anne Stevens and David Leighton. Oxford: University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1992. This attractive book celebrates the life and work of Clare Leighton, one of Britain's and later America's most talented engravers and illustrators. Clare Leighton immigrated to America in 1939. Contains a chronology of Leighton's life, essays by Anne Stevens and Leighton's nephew, David Leighton, a catalogue of works exhibited and numerous illustrations. Paperback, 55 pp.


By Yvonne Skargon. London:  Primrose Hill Press, 2000.  Another international bestseller by Skargon that magically captures our hearts and imaginations in a celebration of felines, this time by linking us with the lives of cats with different personalities, moods and talents across four centuries. Skargon’s earlier bestselling books, also sold by Primrose Hill Press, The Importance of Being Oscar and Lily & Hodge and Dr. Johnson , introduced her own beloved cats to the world.  60pp. Paperback.