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Regent's Canal Ethelbert White 1938 wood engraving. Walden was one of the engravers commissioned by Gibbings for the Penguin Illustrated Classics, in his case illustrating Thoreau's Walden. #ethelbertwhite #regentscanal #barges #woodengraving #penguinillustratedclassics

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The Story of My Heart. Gertrude Hermes. Proof wood engraving from the Richard Jefferies Classic, The Story of My Heart, one of the series of Penguin Illustrated Classics, directed by Robert Gibbings, published in 1938. #Gertrudehermes #woodengraving #penguinillustratedclassics #penguinstagram #robertgibbings