Paul Nash; Margaret Nash; James Laver — Fertile Image

London, Faber & Faber Limited, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Attractive first edition of the posthumous photography volume by Paul Nash, edited by his wife, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Profusely illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece of the artist and sixty-four photographic plates by Paul Nash. Collated, complete.With an introduction by James Laver.Fascinating selection of the photographs of eminent British artist Paul Nash, edited by his wife Margaret following his death in 1946. Nash is best known for his surrealist paintings and as a war artist in both world wars. Many of these photographs, taken on a Kodak No. 2, formed references for his artworks. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signature of previous owner to front free endpaper, dated 1957. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, light marking and a few creases to the cloth of both boards, more so to the front. Marking a little heavier to wrap, and shelf wear has led to a number of small tears to edges, the largest being to the front, culminating in a small chip to the spine head. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Paul Nash. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.