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From the Land Comes the Cloth

From the Land Comes the Cloth winner of the British Book Design and Production Awards for Best British Book  2013  Created by Photographer Ian Lawson  printed by Berforts Butler Tanner & Dennis  
 
If you love wild places and Harris Tweed, you’ll adore Ian Lawson’s masterwork ‘From the Land Comes the Cloth.’ A world of elemental beauty brought vividly to life, this gorgeous book weaves a personal journey of discovery into the story of tweed from land to loom.
FROM THE LAND CLASSIC EDITION
FROM THE LAND PLATINUM EDITION
FROM THE LAND LIMITED EDITION 100
Limited Edition Boxed From the Land.
Signed and numbered Certificate.
From The Land Comes The Cloth by Ian Lawson is a meticulously crafted and considered body of photographic work and writings bound in book form. A genuinely honest labour of love, a project which has encompassed years of dedication and thousands of miles and man-hours, From The Land Comes The Cloth's  full-colour photographic plates and pages have been printed and bound to the highest of British standards here on our shores with an artisnal attention to detail and production process throughout.
 
Far from being a mass-market publication, the content and quality of Ian’s art and work brought together here in this luxury book and binding is intended to be treasured for a lifetime, an investment piece that will reward the reader repeatedly for many years to come.
 
The timelessness of his subject matter and longevity as a physical object means purchase entails not simply taking possession of a book to be read but accepting an heirloom to be cherished and shared when the time comes to pass the story of Harris Tweed and its islanders on to a new, equally appreciative generation.
From the Land Comes the Cloth
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From the Land Comes the Cloth

The Book Is by Ian Lawson a labour of love produced over many years My Involvement is limited to the artwork, typography, reprographics and desi Read More

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