almanac twelve sports words de nicholson william kipling rudyard (7 résultats)

4°. 31,5 x 25,5 cm. 15 Blatt. Illustrierter Original-Halbleinenband. Erste amerikanische Ausgabe. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit dem zweiseitigen Kalender für das Jahr 1898 und 12 eingebundenen Farblithografien nach den Farbholzschnitten von William Nicholson, ein Motiv zu jedem Monat: Jagen ("Hunting"), Hetzjagd ("Coursing"), Geschwindigkeitsrennen ("Racing"), Bootssport ("Boating"), Angeln ("Fishing"), Kricket ("Cricket"), Bogenschießen ("Archery"), Kutschfahrt ("Coaching"), Schießsport ("Shooting"), Golf, Boxen ("Boxing") und Schlittschuhlaufen ("Skating"). Einband leicht fleckig und leicht berieben, an den Kanten stärker berieben. 2 Innenfalze mit mehreren kleinen Einrissen. Blätter papierbedingt gebräunt, Blattränder kaum fleckig. Textseiten mit Abklatsch der gegenüberliegenden Abbildung. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar. First american edition. English language edition. With the calender of 1898 on 2 pages and 12 color lithographs after the woodcuts by William Nicholson, one scene for each month: hunting, coursing, racing, boating, fishing, cricket, archery, coaching [carriage driving], shooting, golf, boxing and [ice] skating. Original illustrated cloth binding. Cover lightly spotted and lightly rubbed, rubbed stronger at the margins. 2 inner folds with several small tears. Sheets darkened, rarely spotted at the margins. Text sheets with a poor copy (darker shadow) of the image on the opposite. Nearly fine copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Nicholson, William (illustrateur). 1st Edition. London: William Heinemann, 1898. Quarto. Hardcover lacking a dust jacket. First edition. Pictorial boards that are rubbed and worn. Chipping along the spine. Gutters somewhat exposed, but binding intact. An extremely fragile book, but one that remains in collectible condition. Scarce. Book is in good condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Free 1-3 day USPS Priority Mail shipping & free insurance in the USA48. 10" wide by 12.5" tall. 12 full-page sports drawings with facing poems by Rudyard Kipling, including fishing, golf, coaching, boxing, hunting, shooting, cricket and archery. Drawings and poetry in very good to fine condition, spine weak and backing showing through, corners worn.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. William Nicholson (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First Edition; tan linen-backed pictorial boards; lettering in black on front cover; Heinemann logo in colour on title page and on rear cover; illustration in black by Nicholson on front cover; cream coloured end papers; no previous owner's inscriptions or signatures; the spine is square; 16 leaves with additional blank front free end paper and a blank rear free end paper; [1] blank leaf, [1] title page; Heinemann copyright on verso, [1] poem, [2] 1898 calendar, [24] twelve poems by Rudyard Kipling on verso pages and 12 full page lithographs on recto pages in colour after the original wood cuts by Nicholson [2] ads, and [1] blank leaf; the twelve full page plates depict a sport for each month as follows: Hunting (January), Coursing (February), Racing (March), Boating (April), Fishing (May), Cricket (June), Archery (July), Coaching (August), Shooting (September), Golf (October), Boxing (November) and Skating (December). the spine which is often found in delicate condition is indeed very good with this copy; hinges are strong with top of rear joint just starting; no foxing; no browning; minor off-set (as is common) of the plates to text pages; one of the better copies we have handled; Stewart pp. 156-8.

FIRST EDITION. 4to. (31 x 25 cm). Original pictorial boards printed in black, advertisement for "An Alphabet" at rear. 12 full page lithographed illustrations, each with accompanying leaf of verse by Kipling. Light soiling to binding, f.f.e.p. browned, inner hinge partially cracked but holding strong, contents clean and fresh. William Nicholson (1872 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre.

First American edition. First American edition. Illustrated with 12 colored lithographs after Nicholson's hand-colored woodblocks, one for each month. 1 vols. Thin 4to. This Nicholson gem which, along with his LONDON TYPES and TWELVE PORTRAITS, represents the summit of Nicholson's art in this medium. The twelve sports, one for each month, are: Hunting (January), Coursing (February), Racing (March), Boating (April), Fishing (May), Cricket (June), Archery (July), Coaching (August), Shooting (September), Golf (October), Boxing (November) and Skating (December), each accompanied by a whimsical verse by Kipling. Campbell, William Nicholson: The Graphic Work33c (and pp. 44-54); Livingston 145; Grolier, Kipling p. 5 Buff pictorial paper boards, linen cloth spine. Very good copy Illustrated with 12 colored lithographs after Nicholson's hand-colored woodblocks, one for each month. 1 vols. Thin 4to.

Sm. folio. William NICHOLSON, 12 cuts (illustrateur). First American Trade Edition. Folio, unpaginated [Livingston p. 177]. "Still inexpensive, but the American issue is notably scarcer than the English edition -Whitman Bennett, in his PRACTICAL GUIDE TO AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOR PLATE BOOKS, p.84. Twelve large color plates in Nicholson's characteristic style, of sporting-themed woodcuts, each depicting activityappropriate to the month illustrated, including, hunting (January), coursing (February), racing (March), boating (April), fishing (May), cricket (June), archery (July), coaching (August), shooting (September), golf (October), boxing (November), and skating (December). Each prefaced by a poem on the subject by Kipling. pict. bds. & cl., worn, soiled, lacks free endpp.