Aesop's Fables Plates by Olivia Lobos for Eric Sweet
1988 Four mounted plates by Olivia Lobos. LM and DS (15.5" x 11.5") plus two title-pages (8" x 11.5") in a portfolio 12" x 15.5". Completed by Olivia Lobos for the final assessment of Graphic Communications and Printing Technology. Plus three letters from Eric Sweet. £36.75 from Rooke Books, July, '25.
The text of the two fables is printed on transparent vinyl and overlaid onto the artist's illustrations. The mouse perches on the lion’s nose; the dog runs happily over an open field before his bad decision at the water. Loosely inserted in a stout portfolio are three letters from Eric Sweet detailing his wish to purchase the most successful set of illustrations to add to his collection, as well as the letter confirming this set's purchase. The lovely art work includes the surprising non-capital for “Lion” in the title. This item was part of a large purchase of the legacy of Eric Sweet by Rooke Books. Eric Sweet was a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing.
