Eleanor's advent

Eleanor's Advent

by Kevin Crossley-Holland

images by Alyson MacNeill
1992
32pp
200 x 135mm (7.9 x 5.3in)

£40

225 copies
signed by author and artist

In this poem, written for one of his daughters, Kevin Crossley-Holland uses the metaphor of the lighting of each of four candles in an advent crown. Advent is a time of anticipation and of growing illumination. Each December day in the poem has a four-line stanza which tells of a newfound wonder in the child's world. As images to go beside these verses, Alyson MacNeill's engravings are a perfect response.

Bembo type, Monotype set. Title set in Union Pearl. Printed on a Zerkall rough mould-made paper on a FAG Control 900 press.
16 engravings, printed as fold-outs to the text pages.
Boards covered in red paper printed in black with images by the artist. Endpapers paste-coloured and dutch-gilt by Frances and Nicolas McDowall, images by the artist. Slipcase covered in reddish cloth. Buff coloured paper sides printed in black with images taken from the text.



				Eleanor's Advent
	by Kevin Crossley-Holland images by Alyson MacNeill 1992 32pp 200 x 135mm (7.9 x 5.3in) £40 225 copies signed by author and artist			In this poem, written for one of his daughters, Kevin Crossley-Holland uses the metaphor of the lighting of each of four candles in an advent crown. Advent is a time of anticipation and of growing illumination. Each December day in the poem has a four-line stanza which tells of a newfound wonder in the child's world. As images to go beside these verses, Alyson MacNeill's engravings are a perfect response.
				Bembo type, Monotype set. Title set in Union Pearl. Printed on a Zerkall rough mould-made paper on a FAG Control 900 press. 16 engravings, printed as fold-outs to the text pages. Boards covered in red paper printed in black with images by the artist. Endpapers paste-coloured and dutch-gilt by Frances and Nicolas McDowall, images by the artist. Slipcase covered in reddish cloth. Buff coloured paper sides printed in black with images taken from the text.