Beyond The Page : The Limited Special Edition Signed by Sir Quentin Blake

The First UK printing published by Tate Publishing, London in 2012. The special limited edition issued in a limitation of only 200 copies. This is number '10' and is in Fine unread condition. Issued in red cloth with a gilt titling and cover designs by Quentin Blake. The gilt decorations remains bright and not dulled (the image looks slightly dulled but it is uniformly bright and not faded). Signed by Quentin Blake to the limitation page and housed in the publisher's green slipcase with gilt titling, as issued. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved illustrators in the world, creating brilliant and iconic characters for amongst others Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen and most famously Roald Dahl. He has won numerous awards over the years, including the 'Whitbread Award', the 'Kate Greenaway Medal' and the 'Hans Christian Andersen Award' for Illustration. In 1999 he was appointed the first ever 'Children's Laureate' and in 2005 was created CBE. In 'Beyond the Page' Blake writes about his projects since 2000, vividly describing his working processes, his collaborators, his travels and his various projects and commissions, including his illustrated walls projects for hospitals in the UK and France Generously illustrated with 240 full-colour reproductions of his inimitable work, this is an unsurpassed collection of Quentin Blake's achievements. Increasingly elusive as the special signed limited edition. A very handsome production. More images avilable on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes idrect contact.