Prezzy time with a difference - Dennis Hamley.
Spirit of the Place by Dennis Hamley. Artwork: Anastasia Sichkarenko It's a very long time since I felt excitement about Christmas coming. Contentment perhaps, pleasure possibly, mildly stirring anticipation conceivably. But excitement? No, not for the last half-century at least. So why should I feel these little thrills of expectation now? Surely I should know better at my age? You can be the judge of that. I know I've been banging on about this for months but now it really is happening. Later this week or early next week the first copies will arrive of my limited edition venture. One hundred copies of a good quality signed and numbered hardback edition of Spirit of the Place. A beautiful object - I hope . No, I don't just hope, I know it will be a beautiful production. I wanted to reproduce the whole dust jacket here, because I think it's great. Anastasia Sichkarenko did another lovely job. However, Blogger seemed to think it was an image too far. and...