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Edward Bawden's (1903-1989) illustrated pamphlet for Fortnum and Mason. Edward Bawden produced many advertising campaigns for Fortnum and Mason around the time of the second world war. This one has a stunningly elegant, graphic style with a limited pallet of red, mauve and black printed on a white background.

Edward Bawden III

Promotional material for Fortnum and Mason by Edward Bawden.

Edward Bawden II

'Adam and Evelyn at Kew', written by Robert Herring and illustrated by Edward Bawden, Published in 1930. Edward Bawden produced many posters and lithographs of Kew Gardens and other London parks and sites of interest. This book has 18 colour plates and other illustrated details. 

Edward Bawden I

One of 18 illustrations made by Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989) for Thomas Hennell's 'Lady Filmy Fern', published  in1980.
The book was written by Hennell in the 1930s, as a series of stories which he, Bawden and other friends invented together. However, it was put aside when a publisher rejected it.
Bawden completed his pen and ink/ gouache illustrations for Lady Filmy Fern by1940 and he hid them in his garden during World War II.