Thirteen original lettering designs
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
(United Kingdom, 1925. Knowles, Reginald. Ink on paper. Thirteen calligraphed letters, each against an alphabetically apt background ("S" against a sunflower, for example). The selection evinces Knowles's impressive balance of restraint and fantasy, the regular serif letters suggesting a certain nobility while their botanical ornament. A note on the verso states that the pieces were completed for publisher J. M. Dent, with whom Knowles worked on a number of editions, among them Marie de France's Old-World Love Stories, Eric A. Sutton's The Happy Isles, and C. S. Lewis' Dymer, as well as decorations for the Everyman's Library; it is not clear in which book these letters eventually appeared. Editor's annotations visible on the twelve matted letters. An impressive glimpse into English lettering and book design, near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33417
- Title
- Thirteen original lettering designs
- Illustrator
- Knowles, Reginald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- (United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1925
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- Book Arts;
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.