his engravings were unpublished before the beginning of the War in 1939 and his entire collection was stolen during the Blitz. Decades later sixteen degraded blocks were identified at an auction. Most split when printing was attempted. Work in public collections Cardiff: National Museum of Wales The Contemporary Art Society Edinburgh: Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow: City Art Gallery Leamington Art Gallery London: The British Museum Manchester Education Authority National Arts Collection Fund Perth City Art Gallery The Tate Gallery Victoria & Albert Museum Publications 1925 Border Ballads (illustrations); OUP 1926 The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Dr. Samuel Johnson, introduction by G.K. Chesterton (illustrations); J. M. Dent London 1928 The Spanish Lady & two other stories by Cervantes (illustrations); OUP 1928 A History of Wood Engraving; J. M. Dent 1929 The Palace of Pleasure by William Painter (illustrations); Cresset Press London 1934 The Devil in Scotland (introductory text & illustrations); Maclehose London 1938 Some Tales of Mystery & Imagination by E. A. Poe; Penguin Books 1952 Memoirs of Prince Alexei Haimatoff by T. J. Hogg (illustrations); Folio Society London 1979 Edward Bawden (a biography); The Pendomer Press Godalming External links Douglas Percy Bliss on Christie's 1900 births 1984 deaths 20th-century engravers Scottish illustrators 20th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters Scottish engravers People educated at George Watson's College Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of the Royal College of Art Highland Light Infantry soldiers British Army personnel of World War I Directors of the Glasgow School of Art Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Artists from Karachi 20th-century British printmakers 20th-century Scottish male artists