mack janet l (2 resultados)

PB. B&W illustrations Ilustrador. 24pp Originally publised between 1888-1891 in French, English and German editions, this booklet was redone in English for the exhibitions held at The Cleveland Museum of Art, Rutgers University Art Gallery; and, The Walters Art Gallery. Color covers reproduced for this publication, with a new tissue cover - here detached and laid-in. very good, wraps (softcover) - tissue title cover laid in.

4 1/2 x 4 1/2", unpaginated; contains 13 wood or lino cut illustrations printed on an oriental "rice" type paper & bound in a pleated "accordion" style in a slipcase. Cuts featured are: [1] Violets, [2] Hummingbird, [3] Standing Bear, [4] Flock of Shore Birds, [5] Toad, [6] Back of Sheep, [7] School of Fish, [8] 3 Bees, [9] Flower [chrysanthemum?], [10] 3 Quail [?], [11] Falcon, [12] 3 Frogs, [13] Mouse. Bound in a golden yellow paper with birds in flight block printed on both sides of hard cover binding. In a slipcase covered with a sandpiper block print on olive paper, inside lined with a soft green paper. Fine. Apparently a handcrafted & bound item. We have no more information on the book artist/illustrator, or where & how many were made. The small signature Janet L. Mack-1967 is found on one of the lower margins in front & No. 12 on the lower back paste down margin. A scarce & sensitively produced book.