Limited Edition Book of Artwork by Russell Hobbs

  • SIGNED
  • [Altadena, California]: [Dennis Hill], 2012
By Russell Hobbs
[Altadena, California]: [Dennis Hill], 2012. Near-fine. Some minor marks to boards.. Number 8 in a signed "Collector's Limited Edition" of 150 copies of an untitled book of pen-and-ink drawings by Russell Hobbs. Includes twenty-four (24) prints of his artwork, which focuses on architecture in a wide array of locations including Italy, Yosemite, Pasadena, The Huntington Library, and a war memorial in Flagstaff, Arizona. The final piece, "La Loma Bridge", is accompanied by a loose high-quality color print of the drawing affixed to the leaf with black paper corners.

Single vol. (12.25" by 15.25"), 29 unnumbered leaves of prints interleaved with textured semi-opaque title leaves, bound in original gray faux micro-suede boards stamped in blind with the artist's signature to upper board.

Not in WorldCat; we have been unable to locate another copy institutionally or on the market. Hobbs is a California-based artist known for pen-and-ink drawings informed by his training as an architect. He served in both the Second World War and the Korean War.

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