King jessie illus (4 Ergebnisse)

Booklet. Zustand: Good. 41, [4] p. 18 cm. B&w Art Nouveau line drawings. Brown "suede" over paper wraps, yapped edges. Gold print. Some wear and curling to edges. First published 1904 in The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, John Lane, The Bodley Head.

Edition Unstated. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine repaired with tape. Weak hinges. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xvii, 379 pages, 23 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; "This book is translated from the first volume of Perceval le Gallois ou le conte du Graal; edited by M. Ch. Potvin for 'La Socie?te? des bibliophiles belges' in 1866, from the ms. numbered 11,145 in the library of the Dukes of Burgundy at Brussels."--Page ix. Added title page illustrated; head and tail pieces. Plates printed in black with red decorative border. Includes bibliographical references (pages viii-ix). Translated from the Old French. Subjects; Perceval (Legendary character) ; Romances. Perceval (Legendary character). Grail; Legend. Grail ; Legends. 1903. Arthurian romances. Translations. Old French Literature. 1 Kg. …

Illustrated card cover. Zustand: Good. Limited First Edition [115/550]. G : in good condition with illustrated paper wraps. Closed tears to upper edge of wrapper along the spine. Rear cover lightly marked. Some pages uncut. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 94pp. 28 hand-coloured pochoir illustrations by Jessie M. King. Limited edition with binding by Parisian bookbinder Rene Kieffer (1875-1964); beautiful hand-coloured illustrations by the renowned Scottish illustrator Jessie M. King (1875-1949). The delicate drawings for this book were prepared during Jessie's sojourn in Paris. They are reproduced using the stencilling technique known as pochoir, which gives the colours a great clarity. The book was printed by Rene Kieffer who was well known in Paris for his innovative book designs and techniques.…

/ 1915, Ed. Methuen, London. 4º, 162 pp. First edition with 16 beautiful mounted colour plates by Jessie M. King. Bound in original publisher's blue cloth with illustration and lettering in yellow to covers. A perfect copy, even perhaps never read. Scanned pictures abaible. ILLUSTRATED BOOKS 675.