Books and Manuscripts · Lotto 1865
Nicholson, W. An alphabet.
London, W. Heinemann, 1898, 1st ed.(?), lithogr. title w. col. ill. and 26 col. plates by W. NICHOLSON, orig. clothbacked pict boards, folio.
- Lotto
- 1865
- Stima
- 200 € – 300 €
- Aggiudicato
- 210 €
- Foto
- 2 foto
Condizioni
Hinges weak; endpapers foxed; otherwise contents fine. Backstrip dam.; boardedges (sl.) worn.
Note
Ray 291: "Nicholson's woodcuts were reproduced by lithography (...) Each has a heavy border - Nicholson was known as "the man who puts a thick black line round everything" - and within this border is a striking design, usually a single figure, made up of contrasting masses of black and one or more colors. The decorative appeal of these woodcuts was immediate and lasting." Peppin/ Micklethwait p.215: "Alphabet and London Types brought a completely new look to illustrated books (...) these influential books owed their straightforward handling of the printed page to the example of early chapbooks." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVII.