Richard Bawden (son of Edward) reached 80 during 2016, and the Fry Gallery of Saffron Walden mounted an exhibition to celebrate Richard’s supreme work in many media: watercolours, etchings, linocuts, cast iron, murals, glass engraving, mosaics and book illustration. Richard is extraordinarily adept at multicoloured lino prints, in particular, and it is my privilege to publish this, the first book on his work.

Malcolm Yorke’s biography traces Richard's early life in Great Bardfield, through attendance at the Royal College of Art, and since then as a hard-working and dedicated artist working in whatever medium next presents itself. The book runs to 200 full-colour pages in a handsome square format, bound in quarter cloth with a patterned paper based on Richard's design; he has also drawn the frontispiece and title pages.

There are 55 special copies (50 for sale), housed in a slipcase and accompanied by a signed, single colour etching of Richard’s own workshop made for the book, all sold. For the Fleece Press this is a rare monograph on a contemporary artist, and so naturally every effort has been made to make the book complementary to Richard’s vibrant and widely collected work.

Published in 2016, the special copies sold immediately, but 280 standard copies are bound in quarter cloth and patterned paper:

Price £242, postage £10 (still available).

Runner-up in the Best British Book category at the British Book Design & Production Awards, 2016.

A letterpress prospectus is available on application.