The Bookplates of George Wolfe Plank and a selection of his book illustrations. With a foreword by John Craig.
Published by The Bookplate Society,, 2002
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Claude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB, Saxmundham, United KingdomClaude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB
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FIRST EDITION limited to 250 copies (50 only for sale); lg.8vo., pp.viii,96; illustrations of nearly a hundred bookplates designs & several book illustrations; new in illustrated stiff paper covers. A fascinating and thoroughly researched account of this little-known book artist. Born Gettysburg in 1883, he sailed in 1914 to England where he stayed until his death in 1965. Initially much influenced in his bookplate work by Gordon Craig, his book illustrations included Vita Sackville-West's The Land & Family History (jacket), Benson's The Freaks of Mayfair and work for H[ilda] D[oolittle], Molly Keane & Marianne Moore. Illustration Bookplates BOOKPLATES.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Bookplates of George Wolfe Plank and a selection of his book illustrations. With a foreword by John Craig.
- Author
- PLANK, George Wolfe. BLATCHLY, John.
- Publisher
- The Bookplate Society,
- Publication year
- 2002
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Claude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB
Saxmundham, United Kingdom
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Established 1975 in a Suffolk farmhouse, we now have five book rooms & a gallery at the old White Hart in the centre of Saxmundham, near Aldeburgh in Suffolk. Visitors are welcome but we open by appointment only except on Book & Artisan Market Saturdays (the second Saturday each month from Easter to Christmas) when the book rooms are open to all from 10am to 1pm. We also issue printed catalogues & regular email lists of new acquisitions, specialising in Printing & the Art of the Book, Wood-engraving, Bookplates, & General Antiquarian. …
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