B42463 – Genesis Publications Songs By George Harrison Volumes 1 & 2 Vinyl Edition Books (UK)

Volume One. In 1985 artist Keith West was introduced to George Harrison and so began a close collaboration to produce a stunning set of watercolours illustrating the composer’s many memorable songs. The method of production entailed the completion of detailed pencil studies after careful discussion on all the lyrics. Keith, one of the finest botanical watercolour artists in the world, soon found himself travelling regularly from his cottage in North Wales to Oxfordshire to discuss with George the interpretations of his song lyrics in order to prepare the illustrations for this volume. To complement these delightful images the artist has hand-lettered the words to the songs. The lyrics are embellished with additional small paintings that possess an irresistible charm. The book is hand-bound in beautiful black three-quarter leather with gild tooling, presented in a hand-made solander box. A 7” vinyl housed in a sliding drawer inside the two-tray solander box, contains previously unreleased material.

The book is No. 1796 of 2500 copies, each one is signed by George Harrison and Keith West.

Volume Two. The book includes fifty-nine further songs by George Harrison, beautifully illustrated in rich colours by Keith. Volume Two contains such classics as ‘I Me Mine’, ‘My Sweet Lord’, ‘Something’ and ‘All Things Must Pass’. The book is hand-bound in a beautiful black three-quarter leather binding, presented in a two-tray box. As with Volume One, a 7” vinyl of four more unreleased tracks accompanies the book which is housed in a sliding drawer inside the two-tray solander box.

The book is No. 1796 of 2500 copies, each one is signed by George Harrison Keith West.

The condition of the books is as follows:

Volume 1: there is some white mould to the vinyl sleeve and also to the inside of the box where the book sits. There are indentations to the corners and to the sticker on the box. The condition of the vinyl is very good. The condition of the box is very good minus. The condition of the book is excellent.

Volume 2: there are some indentations to the corners on the box and some peeling to the sticker on the front. The condition of the box is very good minus. The condition of the vinyl and book is excellent.