ROBERT BURNS Songs and Ballads SCOTLAND Scottish Poetry NORA ENGLAND Illus 1923
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ROBERT BURNS Songs and Ballads SCOTLAND Scottish Poetry NORA ENGLAND Illus 1923. Nora England née Ward (1887–1970) was a British painter, designer and illustrator. England was born in London and was one of at least six children of Edwin Arthur Ward, a portrait painter, and Katherine House. Songs and Ballads of Robert Burns. With Illustrations by Nora England. Published circa 1923 by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. of London. With 10 tipped-in color plates by England. Nora England née Ward (1887–1970) was a British painter, designer and illustrator. England was born in London and was one of at least six children of Edwin Arthur Ward, a portrait painter, and Katherine House. England studied at the Westminster School of Art and at the Royal College of Art before studying with the society portrait painter Sir James Jebusa Shannon. Based in London, England worked in a variety of fields. She painted portraits and figure subjects, worked as an interior designer, illustrated books and magazines and also designed dresses and costumes for theatre and film productions. Among the books England illustrated was a 1923 edition of the Songs and Ballads of Robert Burns. Throughout the 1920s she exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and with the Society of Women Artists. She also showed with the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. England was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1920 and a member of the Society of Women Artists the following year. Condition: Sound binding. Staining and rubbing to boards and spine as pictured above. Spine heavily toned. Leather title label on spine is partially chipped away. Tops of leaves edged in gilt, other edges deckled. Endpapers are whole with NO splitting over the seams. Pages are whole and tight with light to moderate foxing throughout. One tear in bottom of page spotted. All illustrations Very Good. 6 3/4" x 10 1/2" with 23 pages.
