Description

Leisure Circle 1987
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w, very minor creasing + wear to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 795 gms
(Order reference 5342)

Apart from Sasha Kagan's intarsia designs, this book is worth having as a retrospective of her work, if nothing else. As the cover indicates, many of the designs are very 80s (nearly old enough to be retro!) but amongst all the splashy geometrics there is a section with beautiful floral and leaf designs that hold up well with Kagan's more recent work, and one that includes the sort of whimsical, "nursery" elements that were a signature of her earlier work. (Two designs that alone make that make the book worthwhile for me are "Welsh Poppy" and "Acorn" – essential Kagan.)