Author: DICKENS, Charles; REYNOLDS, Frank, illustrator
Title: Personal History of David Copperfield, the
Description: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. The Personal History of David Copperfield Illustrated by Frank Reynolds DICKENS, Charles. REYNOLDS, Frank, illustrator. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Illustrated in Colour by Frank Reynolds R.I. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d. 1911]. Edition de Luxe, one of 350 copies signed by the artist, this being copy no. 120. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in; 287 x 214 mm). [8], 572 pp. Twenty-one mounted color plates, all with titles tissue-guards. A few plates with very small corner creases. Original vellum over boards, front cover with decorative gilt lettering and medallion with silhouette portrait, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Two very small punctures on front cover near silk tie. New silk ties, vellum slightly bowed. Frank Reynolds (1876-1953) studied at Heatherley's School of Art and upon graduation began working for the Illustrated London News. He also produced cartoons for several other journals. He began contributing to Punch in 1906. He also provided the illustrations to later editions of books by Charles Dickens, including David Copperfield (1911), The Pickwick Papers (1912) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1913), during the golden age of lavishly produced gift book. A fellow cartoonist, Cyril Bird, once described Reynolds as "a latter-day" John Leech. Reynolds contributed to several journals including The London Magazine, The Sketch and the The Windsor Magazine. In later years Reynolds concentrated on book illustration, including The Golf Book (1932), Off to the Pictures (1937) and Hamish McDuff (1937). Gimbel B191. .
Keywords: REYNOLDS, Frank, illustrator Illustrated Books Signed Limited Edition
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Title: Personal History of David Copperfield, the
Description: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. The Personal History of David Copperfield Illustrated by Frank Reynolds DICKENS, Charles. REYNOLDS, Frank, illustrator. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Illustrated in Colour by Frank Reynolds R.I. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d. 1911]. Edition de Luxe, one of 350 copies signed by the artist, this being copy no. 120. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in; 287 x 214 mm). [8], 572 pp. Twenty-one mounted color plates, all with titles tissue-guards. A few plates with very small corner creases. Original vellum over boards, front cover with decorative gilt lettering and medallion with silhouette portrait, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Two very small punctures on front cover near silk tie. New silk ties, vellum slightly bowed. Frank Reynolds (1876-1953) studied at Heatherley's School of Art and upon graduation began working for the Illustrated London News. He also produced cartoons for several other journals. He began contributing to Punch in 1906. He also provided the illustrations to later editions of books by Charles Dickens, including David Copperfield (1911), The Pickwick Papers (1912) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1913), during the golden age of lavishly produced gift book. A fellow cartoonist, Cyril Bird, once described Reynolds as "a latter-day" John Leech. Reynolds contributed to several journals including The London Magazine, The Sketch and the The Windsor Magazine. In later years Reynolds concentrated on book illustration, including The Golf Book (1932), Off to the Pictures (1937) and Hamish McDuff (1937). Gimbel B191. .
Keywords: REYNOLDS, Frank, illustrator Illustrated Books Signed Limited Edition
Price: US$ 350.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 06154
- Book number: 06154
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