The town across the water : production material, 1963.

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The town across the water : production material, 1963.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62518343

"Deeply involved in the harsh feud between their [16th century] Irish village and a nearby English town, Liam and Margaret help bring about peace and save the life of a Spanish captain from the Armada." The collection comprises 24 etchings on metal plates, 21 ink illustrations (most matted), 62 lithographs (some with overlays), 6 negative illustration images and 7 positive images (some for jacket), 3 jacket texts (tempera, pencil), 2 jacket illustrations (tempera, ink), 31 studies (tempera, pencil, watercolor, ink, crayon, some for jacket), 3 sketchpads, 185- page proof of text and illustrations, proofs for front matter, cover, illustration, jacket (one pasteup of text proof and one proof), 1 page correspondence, 14 pages notes, 90 pages research material.

Illustrations : 261 items.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7817406

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Polland, Madeleine A.

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Irish author of novels, short stories, and children's fiction; b. Madeleine Angela Cahill, 1918; m. Arthur Joseph Polland; lives in Spain. From the description of Madeleine Polland collection, 1962-1987. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969190 ...

Nesbitt, Esta

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Xerox artist and educator; New York City. Born 1918, died 1975. From the description of Esta Nesbitt papers, 1942-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132894 Esta Nesbitt (1918-1975) began her career in fashion and magazine art. In 1960, she illustrated The Town Across the Water with sugar-lift aquatints. Her subsequent book illustration was known for experimentation to develop unique techniques to produce prints that met Nesbitt's exacting standards of text interpretation...