London North London Collegiate School 1963

[ii] + 40pp + [xiv]. With supplement fixed into the centre fold, this 48pp, with hand decorated covers. Stapled. Copious illustrations, photographs, lino cuts, hand printed pages. Printed paper wraps slightly wider than the rest of the book block. These a little bumped. Very good otherwise. Takes the form of a traditional school magazine, with reports from sports teams, scholarship winners etc, but added to this is a sophisticated level of design and creativity. The London Collegiate School Magazine was started in the late 1800's. Over the period 1947 - 1971 the school's art department was run by painter and designer Peggy Angus (1904 - 1993) and this beautifully clever and creative publication must have been influenced by her presence there during this time. Whilst it does not directly acknowledge Angus, there are hints of her influence - particularly the use of lino-cutting a favourite method in her teaching repertoire. There is also an article entitled "Festival in Bali" written by Angus in the Festival Supplement. One of the Magazine Committee members, Miss Threlfall also appears in a later publication [Peggy Angus Influence and Inspiration by Diana Hall et. al. Incline Press, 2005) illustrating a connection between fellow artist and designers throughout her lifetime. A fascinating, and scarce publication.