Armorial Bookplates (2 results)
Published by W. Griggs & Sons,, 1892
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Claude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB, Saxmundham, United KingdomClaude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 65.00
£ 15.00 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFIRST EDITION, 4to., pp.(6); chromolithograph frontispiece & 146 plates of ex libris printed on tinted ground; contemporary half green morocco, top edge gilt, others uncut, upper cover detached. Neat pencilled notes on many plates. With index leaf & contents of original issue in 12 parts; a first series of 83 examples appeared i…n 1884. Armorial BOOKPLATES.
[W. H. K. Wright: Victorian armorial bookplates.] Two Original Illustrations of Designs for Armorial Bookplates, one 'Presented to Mr Edward Morrall Quay House Bridgenorth'.
W. H. K. Wright [William Henry Kearley Wright], (1844-1915), poet, editor of the Western Antiquary [Victorian armorial bookplates; Edward Morrall of Quay House, Bridgnorth; M. J. Morrall]
Published by Without date or place but late Victorian
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 120.00
£ 4.50 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketEach of the two items attributed to Wright in pencil note on reverse. Both in good condition, lightly aged. ONE: On 11 x 17.5 cm piece of paper. At head: 'Book Plate of Morrall A[?] vox stellarum vox Dei'. At foot: 'M. J. Morrall'. (Unlikely to be the Brooklyn architect of this name active at this time.) Up left-hand margin: 'Mr…. Edward Morrall / Mayor 1885-6'. Down right-hand margin: 'Presented to Mr Edward Morrall Quay House Bridgnorth'. Full achievement, from crest to motto, with colours indicated. TWO: On back of 9 x 11 cm printed 'at Home' card. Text at foot: 'Three Roses on bend are red'. Less detailed illustration of coat of arms with crest and helmet, but no motto. See image.
