To whom did Clare Leighton dedicate her 1933 set of wood engravings?
Almost 30 years ago, a proof copy of Clare Leighton’s 'The Farmer’s Year of 1933', effectively a cased set of 12 of her wood engravings, all captioned, signed and inscribed in her hand, sold for £2800 at Sotheby’s.
Firsts of the oblong folio book itself, according to auction records, have not made more than £200…