Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s: A Study of Context and Collaborations

Dr. Simon Cooke

ISBN 10: 0712350950 / ISBN 13: 9780712350952

Edité par The British Library (co-published with Oak Knoll Press and the Private Libraries Association), London, 2010

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First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 224 pp. Published by The British Library, Oak Knoll Press, and the Private Libraries Association (2010). Limited printing of 1,300 copies, with only 600 copies issued for public sale. Bound in the publisher's premium dark cloth with bright gilt spine titles, housed in the original pictorial dust jacket. Extensively illustrated throughout with magnificent, crisp reproductions of historical wood-engravings and magazine plates from the golden age of Victorian print. Condition is a flawless, truly As New copy in an As New original dust jacket that remains entirely unclipped. The jacket is beautifully preserved beneath a pristine, clear plastic protective sleeve which is easily removable. Sharp-cornered, structurally tight, and completely clean and bright all round with no internal markings, modern inscriptions, or handling wear. An unblemished, gift-quality reference archive for the serious book-art historian. NOTE: Rather than just listing pictures, the book maps out the complex, volatile relationships between publishers, editors, authors, artists (including the Pre-Raphaelites), and the master wood-engravers who cut the blocks. Because The British Library partnered directly with the Private Libraries Association for this layout, more than half of the printing run was locked away into private society membership collections, leaving a mere 600 copies available for the open retail trade.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s: A Study of Context and Collaborations
• Éditeur: The British Library (co-published with Oak Knoll Press and the Private Libraries Association), London
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0712350950
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780712350952
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Illustrated Books
  • ART BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Private Press

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Synopsis

The 1860s are considered the 'Golden Age' of illustrated periodicals, a time when the 'knockabout' humour of the 1840s, which was dominated by illustrators such as Cruikshank, Doyle and Phiz, gave way to a more considered style grounded in serious artistic principles, allowing for deeper expression and emotion in artistic output. "Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s" provides a new and informative approach to the study of 'sixties' periodicals, revealing the previously unstudied area of the complex interrelationships between the various parties involved in the production of these magazines: publishers, editors, artists, engravers and authors. The book considers the effects of these relationships on creative output, both artistic and literary, and in so doing provides a detailed, historical reconstruction of the essential character of the periodicals of that era. The book includes over 120 reproductions of engravings and preparatory drawings, almost all of them original size.

À propos de l'auteur

Simon Cooke has written widely on the subject of Victorian art and literature.