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Iain Bain (1934–2018)

Author of Celtic Knotwork

13+ Works 343 Members

Works by Iain Bain

Celtic Knotwork (1986) 237 copies

Celtic Key Patterns (1993) 68 copies

Thomas Bewick. an Illustrated Record of His Life and Work: An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work (1979) 9 copies

The Workshop of Thomas Bewick (1989) 8 copies

Mountains and Earth Movements (Planet Earth) (1984) 6 copies

The Wood Engravings of Richard Shirley Smith (1994) 5 copies

Water on the Land (Planet Earth) (1984) 2 copies

Rigby Graham at the Goldmark Gallery (1987) 2 copies

John Sharpe Publisher & Bookseller Piccadilly 1777-1860 (2021) 2 copies

The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices. Volume One only 1 copy

BEWICK: A MEMOIR — Editor — 1 copy

John Sharpe : publisher & bookseller, Piccadilly 1777-1860 (2021) 1 copy

Seven Engravings by Thomas and John Bewick in a portfolio taken from Gregory Way's translation of Le Grand's Fabliaux 1 copy

Associated Works

My Life (1862) — Introduction, some editions; Editor, some editions — 162 copies, 2 reviews

Vignettes (1827) — Editor; Introduction — 11 copies

Literary Annuals & Gift Books: A Bibliography, 1823-1903 (-0001) — Supplementary essay, some editions — 10 copies

Parenthesis 26 (2014) — Contributor — 5 copies

Parenthesis 6, August 2001 (2001) — Contributor — 5 copies

Maps and Prints: Aspects of the English Book Trade (1984) — Contributor — 2 copies

The Private Library Third Series Volume 1:4 Winter 1978 (1978) — Contributor — 2 copies

The Private Library, Fifth Series, Volume 1:2, Summer 1998 (1998) — Contributor — 2 copies

The private library, 2nd series, vol. 3, no. 2, Summer 1970 (1970) — Contributor — 2 copies

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art (54) art history (3) biography (3) Box 3 (3) calligraphy (4) Celtic (66) Celtic art (11) Celts (3) crafts (7) decoration (2) Decoration and ornament (3) Decoration and ornament -- Celtic (3) design (28) drawing (4) how-to (8) illumination (9) indc (3) Insular art (3) Ireland (4) Key Patterns (4) knitting (2) knots (6) knotwork (17) my cover (2) no tags (2) non-fiction (16) pattern (4) patterns (3) Scotland (3) symbolism (2)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Bain, Iain Stuart
Birthdate: 1934-02-16
Date of death: 2018-04-20
Gender: male
Education: University of Oxford (St Edmund Hall) (English)
Occupations: publisher
printer
Organizations: Unwin Brothers (sales manager|1956-1966)
Bodley Head (production manager|1966)
Tate Gallery (head of publications|1972|retired|1994)
Double Crown Club (member|president)
Printing Historical Society (founder member|president)
Private Libraries Association (president) (show all 9)
Thomas Bewick Society (president)
Laverock Press (proprietor|1960)
John Boydell Press (proprietor)
Relationships: Bain, George (father)
Short biography: Iain Bain's last book, not yet on LT, was for a private press: Thomas Bewick's last days ; with a commentary by Iain Bain (Huddersfield : Fleece Press, 200 copies, 2015 ; 34 pp.).
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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Statistics

Works: 13
Also by: 9
Members: 343
Popularity: #69,542
Rating: 3.8

ISBNs: 16

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