EXTRACTS: The Art of Ron Embleton (illustrators special) © 2018 The Book Palace (144 PAGES in Full edition)

2 Ron Embleton At the peak of his powers his work was everywhere. An artist whose output was as formidable in quantity as it was in quality, Ron Embleton remains one of the greatest creators of action-themed historical illustration. But the scope of his stylishly distinctive and super-charged art was almost limitless as this in-depth exploration of his career by Peter Richardson reveals. ABOVE: The artist in his studio enjoying a cigar circa 1970. RIGHT: Cover to 'The Valiant Book of Pirates'. Ron Embleton's art at its best, full of vigour, action and attention to historical accuracy. FACING PAGE: Illustration to 'The Story of the West'. One of many series that Embleton created for Look and Learn , the premier UK educational weekly throughout the 1960s and '70s.