Kingfisher Out of Egypt (with an inscription from Ashbee's widow, Janet Ashbee) Ashbee, C[harles] R[obert]: Miscellaneous

Printed at the Alcuin Press, Chipping Campden, 51pp, 7 full page illustrations, paper covered boards, vellum spine with gilt titles. In very good condition, the spine a little browned and split. Carries the inscription 'To John & Mary Fields from the Author's widow 3 Aug 59'. From a limited edition of 750 copies, this one numbered 160. Charles Robert Ashbee (1863 - 1942) was an architect & designer and one of the leading exponents of the Arts & Crafts movement. He established the Guild and School of Handicraft in London in 1888 which he moved to Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire in 1902. Within 5 years, however, the oversupply of handmade furniture and jewellery to a limited local market led to the Guild's demise in 1907. Ashbee's wife, Janet, survived him and died in 1961. See our other listings for more Ashbee titles.