The books were hand-coloured in three-quarter leather by Peter Carstens

Housed in a cherry wood box with a brass handle and two keys: 470 x 670 x 95mm.

An incised woodblock is inset into the top of the box: 160 x 120mm.

Collation: (see Word document for proper format of the collation)

1, 2 Blank [2]

3 Title [1]

4 Colophon [1]

5 Preface – signed [1]

6 About the author [1] Franco Forleo

7 About the author [2] Pippa Skotnes

8 Woodcut (with mount) [1] Abstract

9 Poem [1] “Cecil the Man“

10 Photograph B&W [1] Close -up portrait of Cecil

11 Poem [2] “The Studio“

12 Poem [3] “The Chisels”

13 Woodcut (with mount) [2] Couple

14 Photograph B&W [2] Cecil in his studio – wide view

15 Photograph B&W [3] Cecil carving at his bench

16 Photograph B&W [4] Cecil carving at his bench

17 Poem [4] “Hands“

18 Photograph Colour [1] Cecil seated at his bench with carving tools

19 Photograph B&W [5] Cecil carving at his bench

20 Photograph B&W [6] Cecil standing beside his bench in front of easel

21 Conte and Chalk [1] Face in the sun 1

22 Photograph Colour [2] Cecil standing with paint brushes

23 Photograph Colour [3] Cecil standing with paint brushes and paint

24 Photograph Colour [4] Cecil standing and painting on easel

25 Chalk and Conte [2] Face in the sun 2

26 Poem [5] “Thelma“

27 Poem [6] Friends“

28 Photograph Colour [5] Thelma and Cecil standing on either side of painting

29 Photograph Colour [6] Thelma and Cecil standing on right of painting

30 Poem [7] “Birth of a Family“

31 Conte [3] Three figures

32 Poem [8] “Success“

33 Photograph Colour [7] Cecil standing on right of portrait

34 Photograph Colour [8] Cecil sitting on right of portrait

35 Poem [9] “Vibrant Colours“

36 Poem [10] “Fantasy Figures“

37 Photograph Colour [9] Painting 1. Two figures

38 Photograph Colour [10] Painting 2. Three figures

39 Photograph Colour [11] Painting 3. Red face

40 Photograph Colour [12] Painting 4. Two figures

41 Poem [11] “Imaginative Shapes“

42 Photograph Colour [13] Cecil standing at right of large woodcut

43 Photograph Colour [14] Cecil standing at left of large woodcut

44 Photograph Colour [15] Cecil standing at right of painting. Two figures

45 Photograph Colour [16] Cecil standing at left of painting.

46 Watercolour [1] Four vessels on a table

47 Watercolour [2] Plate of red pears with jug

48 Poem [12] “Cape Winds“

49 Poem [13] “Cape Veld Fires“

50 Conte [4] Three black buck

51 Poem [14] “Fisherman“

52 Poem [15] “Trees“

53 Conte [5] Canyon

54 Poem [16] “The Sea Storm“

55 Poem [17] “Wine Farms“

56 Poem [18] “Spring Flowers“

57 Poem [19] “Table Mountain“

58 Photograph B&W [7] Cecil painting at easel

59 Conte [6] Three figures

60 Poem [20] “Epilogue“

61 , 62 Blank [4]

TOTAL [62]

SUMMARY

04 Blank

01 Title

01 Colophon

01 Preface

02 About the Author

02 Woodcut

20 Poem

07 Photograph B&W

16 Photograph Colour

02 Watercolour

06 Conte