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Title: Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph Caldecott, Exhibited at the Brasenose Club, Manchester, March, 1888
Description: Manchester, The Brasenose Club; John Heywood, 1888. First edition. Leather. A very scarce catalogue of an 1888 exhibition of the Works of Randolph Caldecott, hosted by the Manchester Brasenose Club. The first edition of this very scarce work.Printed for private circulation.Bound in a striking half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf, with the original wraps bound in.Illustrated with twenty-eight full pages illustrations.A catalogue detailing the March 1888 exhibition of the art of Randolph Caldecott at the Brasenose Club, Manchester. Caldecott was an illustrator who was a great influence of children's books illustrations throughout the nineteenth century.The Brasenose Club was founded as a social club in 1825, intended to promote the association of literary, scientific, and artist men. Early members included Sir Charles Halle, Edwin Waugh, and Charles A. Duval. With examples of Caldecott's art engraved by Henry Watkinson.Bookplate of Charles Plumptre Johnson to the front paste down. Johnson was the son of the Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Himself he was known as a yachter, owning a fine fleet of modern yawls, including the 'Moonbeam&apos. His impressive library extended to some 6,000 volumes.Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the recto of the front endpaper.Collated, complete. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by Zaehnsdorf. Externally, very smart, with some very light rubbing and a few small marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down, and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Randolph Caldecott; Henry Watkinson. Fine .
Keywords: Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph Caldecott randolph caldecott charles plumptre johnson w. a. foyle randolph caldecott Randolph Caldecott; Henry Watkinson
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Title: Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph Caldecott, Exhibited at the Brasenose Club, Manchester, March, 1888
Description: Manchester, The Brasenose Club; John Heywood, 1888. First edition. Leather. A very scarce catalogue of an 1888 exhibition of the Works of Randolph Caldecott, hosted by the Manchester Brasenose Club. The first edition of this very scarce work.Printed for private circulation.Bound in a striking half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf, with the original wraps bound in.Illustrated with twenty-eight full pages illustrations.A catalogue detailing the March 1888 exhibition of the art of Randolph Caldecott at the Brasenose Club, Manchester. Caldecott was an illustrator who was a great influence of children's books illustrations throughout the nineteenth century.The Brasenose Club was founded as a social club in 1825, intended to promote the association of literary, scientific, and artist men. Early members included Sir Charles Halle, Edwin Waugh, and Charles A. Duval. With examples of Caldecott's art engraved by Henry Watkinson.Bookplate of Charles Plumptre Johnson to the front paste down. Johnson was the son of the Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Himself he was known as a yachter, owning a fine fleet of modern yawls, including the 'Moonbeam&apos. His impressive library extended to some 6,000 volumes.Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the recto of the front endpaper.Collated, complete. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by Zaehnsdorf. Externally, very smart, with some very light rubbing and a few small marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down, and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Randolph Caldecott; Henry Watkinson. Fine .
Keywords: Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph Caldecott randolph caldecott charles plumptre johnson w. a. foyle randolph caldecott Randolph Caldecott; Henry Watkinson
Price: GBP 380.00 = appr. US$ 542.63 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 878P41
- Book number: 878P41
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