Watercolors of Costumes for Pageant Play "Drake", by Louis Napoleon Parker
by Artist unknown
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, 1914. Portfolio. Very Good. 45 watercolors in all, measuring 31.5 by 25.5 cm. The illustrations generally have outlines done in pen-and-ink, as the norm for this sort of functional art. Each of the watercolors are mostly on a heavy card, and they have ink and penciled notes about the costume, its specs, naming the character for whom the costume is intended, and sometimes the name of the actor. The playwright, Louis Napoleon Parker (1852-1944), was best known for historical dramas, of which, "Drake", was obviously one. His best known play, Disraeli, was produced one year prior to "Drake" as a vehicle for George Arliss, who did a movie adaptation in the early sound era two decades later. This production was mounted at His Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Housed in a thick portfolio case which is now torn, with detached flaps, etc. The cards have light soiling.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007298
- Title
- Watercolors of Costumes for Pageant Play "Drake", by Louis Napoleon Parker
- Author
- Artist unknown
- Format/Binding
- Portfolio
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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