WILLOUGHBY, Vera, “A Vision of Greece described and painted by Vera Willoughby”, London, Philip Allan, 1925. Large 4to (29.5 x 23 cm), pp.196, [4]. Numbered edition “No.328” limited to 500 pieces, including all 16 full-page coloured plates and wood-cut vignettes in text.

Impressive edition with innovative illustrations, published in a small number of copies.

The painter Vera Willoughby (1870-1939) was born in Hungary and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in Bloomsbury, Central London. She is famous for her personal life, regarded as eccentric at the time, and for the posters she designed for the London Underground during the years 1928-1935.

The current work is an illustrated record of her travels in Greece in 1925. Captivated by the natural beauty and the myths, she views modern Greece as a vision. The images are blending the sweetness of the Greek landscape with passionate designs inspired from the Greek Mythology, resulting in an artwork that capture the reader’s imagination (Ioli Vingopoulou, travelogues.gr).

Original binding: half cloth, paper boards decorated in gilt. Spotting inside.