Thirteen original lettering designs

Knowles, Reginald

Editore: (United Kingdom) c. 1925, 1925

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Ink on paper. Thirteen calligraphed letters, each against an alphabetically apt background ("S" against a sunflower, for example). The selection evinces Knowles's impressive balance of restraint and fantasy, the regular serif letters suggesting a certain nobility while their botanical ornament. A note on the verso states that the pieces were completed for publisher J. M. Dent, with whom Knowles worked on a number of editions, among them Marie de France's Old-World Love Stories, Eric A. Sutton's The Happy Isles, and C. S. Lewis's Dymer, as well as decorations for the Everyman's Library; it is not clear in which book these letters eventually appeared. Editor's annotations visible on the twelve matted letters. An impressive glimpse into English lettering and book design, near fine.

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• Titolo: Thirteen original lettering designs
• Editore: (United Kingdom) c. 1925
• Data di pubblicazione: 1925
• Rilegatura: No binding
• Condizione: Near fine