kelliegram thomson james (3 Ergebnisse)

Full Polished Brown Levant. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Covers and spine with intricate gilt Art Deco designs. Central oval cameo on each cover depicting the four seasons. Violets and roses representing Spring and Summer on front cover. Grapes and winter lilies on rear cover for Autumn and Winter. The flowers are constructed of inlaid pieces of colored leather. All edges gilt. Gilt tooled inner dentelles. Blue silk endpapers. Original covers and spine are bound-in at rear. A SIGNED BINDING BY KELLIEGRAM. Illustrations through the text by Birket Foster, Noel Humphreys, F.R. Picklesgill, J. Wolfe, and G. Thomas. A crisp and clean copy throughout with one blemish, brown spot at top of pp.28-29. 228pp. Housed in a custom brown cloth drop-front lined box with gently-worn corners. Beautiful inlaid, colorful Kelliegram bindings wre among the many innovations of the English binding firm of Kelly and Sons. The Kelly family had one of the longest tenures in the history of the binding trade in London, founded in 1770 by John Kellie, as the name was then spelled. The firm was carried on by successive family members into the 1930's. This is a fine example of their craftsmanship. Please see photos. Size: Octavo.

First Edition Thus. 230 x 140 mm. (9 1/8 x 5 1/2"). 1 p.l., xx, [8], 286 pp., [3] leaves (index). CHARMING EMERALD GREEN MOROCCO BY KELLY & SONS (stamp-signed on front turn-in; stamp-signed "Kelliegram" on rear turn-in), raised bands, spine lettered in gilt, ELEGANT INLAID DOUBLURES of tan morocco decorated with sinuous Art Nouveau vines, floral lozenge centerpieces (tulips at the front and snowdrops at the rear), and bright floral or botanic cornerpieces (roses in front, grapes at rear), the designs composed of many inlays in several complementary colors (featuring various greens as well as intense purple and bright red), scarlet watered silk endleaves, all edges gilt. In a (somewhat worn and faded) custom felt-lined clamshell box. Wood engraved title vignette and NINE CHARMING WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY THOMAS BEWICK. Spine a richer shade of green than the covers, doublures with a handful of tiny light specks, but the binding entirely unworn; internally with intermittent foxing (generally marginal), occasional offsetting or browning from illustrations, otherwise fine, the leaves fresh, bright and smooth. This is a charming printing--featuring Bewick woodcuts for the first time--of the most influential poem in blank verse from Milton to the Romantics, offered in a lovely binding by a long-lived leading modern English firm. First published in 1730, "The Seasons" was remarkably popular, being found almost universally in English homes, whether cottages or castles, for the better part of a century. Born in Scotland, James Thomson (1700-48) is credited with challenging the artificiality of English poetry and beginning a new era of sentiment for nature. His "Seasons" finds beauty in the wild places, as well as the cultivated fields, and sees in nature the reflection of the creator's bounty. In the present edition, the poem is accompanied by a biography of Thomson and by attractive pastoral scenes engraved by Thomas Bewick. More than any contemporaneous artist or printer, Bewick (1753-1828) was responsible for a renewed interest in wood engraving, having revolutionized it into an art form all its own. The present illustrations, many depicting romantic couples, are executed with Bewick's characteristic depth and delicacy. The contents of our volume are appropriately enhanced by a graceful Kelliegram binding. The firm of Kelly & Sons had one of the longest histories in the London binding trade, having been founded in 1770 by John Kellie, as the name was then spelled. The firm was continued by successive members of the family into the 1930s. William Henry Kelly helped to develop the company in the first half of the 19th century, and he was succeeded by William Henry Kelly, Jr., then Henry Kelly, and finally Hubert Kelly, who took control in 1892. Under Hubert's direction, the bindery became known for its fanciful pictorial elements, although here they are atypically large and found inside, rather than on, the covers. The doublure scenes employ at least 10 different consonant colors of morocco and much incising to give a fine level of detail.

First edition, second impression. A nearly Fine second impression with Hugh Thomson illustrations (published one month after the first impression). Octavo (7 x 4 5/8 inches; 178 x 117 mm.). xxxii, 286 pp. Forty-eight full-page illustrations and numerous drawings within the text. Some occasional light foxing, otherwise fine. Bound by Kelliegram ca. 1901 (stamp-signed 'Kelliegram Binding London' in gilt on rear turn-in). Full dark green morocco. with a double gilt border enclosing a varicolored morocco pictorial onlay reproducing part of the Hugh Thomson illustration on page 40: "Certain ladies who bow sweetly to me." Spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled in a floral design and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and turn-ins, red silk liners and endleaves, all edges gilt. A Kentucky Cardinal, and Aftermath is an antebellum romance spread over two novels written by James Lane Allen (1895-96). The books recount the story of the nature-loving naturalist Adam Moss who falls for Georgianna, a high society girl. The first book follows their courtship and the second their marriage. Allen's richly descriptive text is certainly influence by his youth spent in Kentucky. Here the book is brought to life through illustration and design.The artist, Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), was most famous for his illustrations of Austen's work, as well as the work of Charles Dickens. Known for his attention to detail, he would often spend a great deal of time in museums researching the lifestyles and dress of the characters he was depicting. With its amazing whimsical design, this copy is a prime example of a Kelliegram binding. Known for their highly detailed pictorial inlaid color leather bindings, the London-based firm Kelly and Sons was one of the longest running in the trade. Started in 1770 by John Kellie, various family members continued the business into the early twentieth century. Charming, beautiful, and occasionally whimsical, the inlaid designs were often inspired by in-text illustrations.