Edwina Ellis is an Australian wood engraver who now lives in England. She designed a new colophon for J.L.Carr, which is reproduced inside the rear cover of these small books. Carr reported in his History of the QTP (1987) that he had published only one impression of this title, but two versions, which differ only in the colour of the covers, are known. It is not known which came first.
(Last updated on 30/11/2020)
SBE-ELL1: First edition?
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 198?
ISBN: None
Size: 127 x 94 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white glossy printed card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: E.N. Ellis
Internal illustrations: 24 wood engravings
Number in series: none given
Colophon: horn of plenty
Telephone number: none given
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none
Printed by: Peter Dawes Printers, 6 Canon Street, Kettering, Northants
Content: Short biography: E.N. Ellis is from Sydney and has lived here since 1972
. None of the engravings is titled so they are described: engravers block and burin; ash leaves; Wee Willie Winkie figure; X – Dodo; Y- Yak; White Wagtail; stern of boat; pecans and bags; bench and topiary; pecan nut; R – Rook; N – Newt; K – Kangaroo; A – Alligator; façade of house; derelict boat; Hooded Crow; Grey Heron; doves; hen and geese; Osprey; open door; pencil and ‘eetings’; open book; colophon for J.L. Carr.
Notes: This could be the second impression.
Rear and front covers
Inside rear cover
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 198?
ISBN: None
Size: 129 x 93 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white glossy printed card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: E.N. Ellis
Internal illustrations: 24 wood engravings
Number in series: none given
Colophon: horn of plenty
Telephone number: none
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none
Printed by: Peter Dawes Printers, 6 Canon Street, Kettering, Northants
Content: Short biography: E.N. Ellis is from Sydney and has lived here since 1972
. None of the engravings is titled so they are described: engravers block and burin; ash leaves; Wee Willie Winkie figure; X – Dodo; Y- Yak; White Wagtail; stern of boat; pecans and bags; bench and topiary; pecan nut; R – Rook; N – Newt; K – Kangaroo; A – Alligator; façade of house; derelict boat; Hooded Crow; Grey Heron; doves; hen and geese; Osprey; open door; pencil and ‘eetings’; open book; colophon for J.L. Carr.
Notes: This could be the first edition.
Rear and front covers
Inside rear cover