Folio 50 : a bibliography of the Folio Society, 1947-1996 / compiled by Paul W. Nash ; with essays by Sue Bradbury, Valerie Grove, Frank Delaney, Robertson Davies, Douglas Martin, Charles Ede, Quentin Blake, Roderick Cave and Paul W. Nash.
Alternate Title(s):
Folio fifty
Published / Created:
London : Folio Press, in association with the British Library, 1997.
Physical Description:
331 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Articles & Chapters
Notes:
"Richard Shirley Smith illustrated five books for The Folio Society prior to 1996, including Sir Richard de Coverly (1967) [no. 233; page 129]; Philip Stanhope (1973) [no. 327; page 152]; Robert Browning, Dramatic Monologues (1991) [no. 689; page 240]; Perfect and Imperfect Enjoyments (1992) [no. 725; page 252]; and Ovid, Metamorphoses (1995) [no. 812; page 275]. In each instance the citation in Folio 50 is accompanied by a reproduction of one Shirley Smith illustration for the book, including a full page from the Ovid on page 277. Shirley Smith subsequently contributed to four books for The Folio Society: prints for The Folio Golden Treasury designed by Simon Brett (1997); cover designs for Shakespeare, Complete Plays (1997); frontispiece and 21 line drawings for Virgil, The Ecologues (2000); and cover design for Carcopino, Daily Life in Ancient Rome (2004)."--Moss.
Contents:
A brief history / by Sue Bradbury -- The Folio Society today: a profile / by Valerie Grove -- On building a library / by Frank Delaney -- A lifetime's membership / by Robertson Davies -- The Folio Society and the art of illustration / by Douglas Martin -- Some thoughts on book illustration / by Charles Ede -- Illustrating for the Society today / by Quentin Blake -- Fifty years of Folio books / by Roderick Cave -- Design and production in an age of change / by Paul W. Nash.