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The Square Book of Animals
The Square Book of Animals
The Square Book of Animals
The Square Book of Animals
The Square Book of Animals
The Square Book of Animals
The Square Book of Animals
The Square Book of Animals

The Square Book of Animals

By (artist) William Nicholson

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Publishing 9th Mar 2026
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    • Twelve beasts drawn with Nicholson's sweeping line and unerring eye for the lively detail
    • A great classic of British book illustration, unavailable for decades
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    William Nicholson was still in his twenties when he started working on books for the publisher William Heinemann that combined a hugely powerful woodcut style with peerlessly precise observation and sly humour. The Square Book of Animals brings together a collection of 12 beasts drawn with Nicholson’s sweeping line and unerring eye for the lively detail. The text is by Arthur Waugh, the father of Evelyn Waugh. A great classic of British book illustration, unavailable for decades. Published simultaneously with two other works An Alphabet and The Book of Blokes.

    About the Author

    Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872–1949) was one of the most talented and versatile painters ever to work in Britain. A creator of astonishingly precise and delicate still lives, and of some of the most penetrating portraits of the century, he also pioneered a vigorous style of woodcut illustration that remains unequalled for its strength and subtlety. His son was the painter Ben Nicholson. 

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    Specifications
    Publisher
    Pallas Athene
    ISBN
    9781843682806
    Publish date
    9th Mar 2026
    Binding
    Hardback
    Territory
    World
    Size
    143 mm x 143 mm
    Pages
    32 Pages
    Illustrations
    13 color
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