Edwin davis french (12 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Bookplate. Zustand: Very Good. Engraved bookplate designed by Edwin Davis French for Abraham Goldsmith. Measures 3 3/4 x 3 inches.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

1905. Copper-engraving, brown. Signed in the plate. 132 x 82 mm - Paper 155 x 98 mm. Creased. [101092].

1896. Steel-engraving. 90 x 72 mm - Paper 115 x 93 mm. With mark: This item is no longer property of the John Crerar Library - 1984. "Greath is the gist that Bringeth knowledge". [98869].

1896. Copper-engraving. Grey. Signed in the plate. 90 x 73 mm - Paper 114 x 85 mm. Gutenberg 2976. [101093].

Black Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good DJ. First Edition. 197 Pp. Black Cloth. First Printing. Near Fine Book With Immaculate Paper Spine And Cover Labels, #94 Of The "Author's Edition". With The Scarce Illustrated Dustjacket Printed On Brown Paper, Immaculate, Small Loss At Corners And Tips, 1" X 3/4" Chip At Top Spine Edge Of Rear Panel, Not Affecting Any Text. Inscribed By The Author At Length To His "Pal" Homer Laughlin Jr., "In Remembrance Of The Happy Dreams We Had Together". Laughlin, An Engineer, Was The Son Of The Founder Of The Laughlin China Works. With The Large Decorative Bookplate Of William Henry Burnham, Financier And At One Time President Of The Bank Of Orange, And His Wife, The Artist Katharine French, With Artists's Signature At Bottom "E D French 1902". Edwin Davis French (1851-1906) Was A Highly Esteemed Bookplate Engraver, Producing At Least 330 Beginning In 1893. Born In North Attleboro, Massachusetts, His Artistic Career Had Begun In 1869 With Silver Engraving For The Whiting Manufacturing Company. Later, He Became A Founding Member And Trustee Of The American Fine Arts Society. Two Men Who Influenced French's Work Were Albrecht Dürer And Charles W. Sherborn. Many Of His Patrons Belonged To The Grolier Club. He Was Interested In Constructed Languages And Was Active In The Volapük Movement [1], And Also Learned Esperanto. French Had Suffered From Poor Health Most Of His Life, Having Left Brown University In His Sophomore Year Because Of It, And Eventually Succumbed To Tuberculosis. See Brainerd, Ira H. (1908). Edwin Davis French, A Memorial: His Life, His Art. New York: The De Vinne Press. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Card Covers. Zustand: Very Good. 39 p. 19 cm. Grey card covers. Some discolouration to front near spine. Catalogue of a private collection of book plates and other engravings by French, exhibited at The Rowfant Club in Cleveland, January 21, 1911.