THE CAPTIVES
by (BINDINGS - F. C. AUSTIN). WALPOLE, HUGH
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co, 1920. FIRST EDITION. 195 x 122 mm. (7 3/4 x 4 3/4"). xii, 470, 2 (ads) pp.
CHARMING BLACK MOROCCO, GILT AND INLAID, BY F. C. AUSTIN (stamp-signed on rear turn-in), covers with central panel of green morocco decorated with gilt rules and sprays of clover leaves, a narrow panel of red morocco at its head and foot, large inlaid lozenge at center, that on upper cover blind-tooled with an image of Westminster, London, that on the lower cover with a pastoral scene, raised bands, spine with gilt tooling similar to that on covers and gilt lettering, turn-ins with gilt and blind rules, all edges gilt. ◆Isolated minor marginal stains or thumbing, but a very fine copy, the text fresh and clean, and the binding in mint condition.
Prepared for and exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exhibition in San Francisco, this is a thoughtful and pleasing binding by an artisan who had trained with and worked for some of the great names of modern English bookbinding. F. C. Austin studied bookbinding at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in London, and won the City and Guilds of London Institute's prize for bookbinding in 1933. He was a finisher at the firm founded by Roger de Coverly (1831-1914) and operated by Roger's sons Edward, Arthur, and William. Arthur de Coverly exhibited three volumes at the San Francisco Exhibition that featured the present item and five other bindings by Austin. The British Library has two examples of Austin bindings, (shelfmarks c108g14 and c108e9), both of which employ panelling and gilt or pictorial decoration. For the present binding, Austin drew inspiration from the volume's contents, Sir Hugh Walpole's story of the orphan Maggie, who becomes trapped in a religious cult. She seeks to escape with a fellow captive--the son of a minister in the sect--in hopes of forging a life with him. The carefully tooled vignettes of London and the peaceful countryside act as symbols of Maggie's unhappy entrapment and eventual contentment, respectively. Championed by such literary greats as Henry James, Walpole (1884-1941) was a best-selling author in his day, specializing in historical novels. He also wrote a few screenplays during the 1930s, and even had a small role in one of the resulting films, Dickens' "Great Expectations." Although executed more than 70 years ago, our binding looks brand new..
CHARMING BLACK MOROCCO, GILT AND INLAID, BY F. C. AUSTIN (stamp-signed on rear turn-in), covers with central panel of green morocco decorated with gilt rules and sprays of clover leaves, a narrow panel of red morocco at its head and foot, large inlaid lozenge at center, that on upper cover blind-tooled with an image of Westminster, London, that on the lower cover with a pastoral scene, raised bands, spine with gilt tooling similar to that on covers and gilt lettering, turn-ins with gilt and blind rules, all edges gilt. ◆Isolated minor marginal stains or thumbing, but a very fine copy, the text fresh and clean, and the binding in mint condition.
Prepared for and exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exhibition in San Francisco, this is a thoughtful and pleasing binding by an artisan who had trained with and worked for some of the great names of modern English bookbinding. F. C. Austin studied bookbinding at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in London, and won the City and Guilds of London Institute's prize for bookbinding in 1933. He was a finisher at the firm founded by Roger de Coverly (1831-1914) and operated by Roger's sons Edward, Arthur, and William. Arthur de Coverly exhibited three volumes at the San Francisco Exhibition that featured the present item and five other bindings by Austin. The British Library has two examples of Austin bindings, (shelfmarks c108g14 and c108e9), both of which employ panelling and gilt or pictorial decoration. For the present binding, Austin drew inspiration from the volume's contents, Sir Hugh Walpole's story of the orphan Maggie, who becomes trapped in a religious cult. She seeks to escape with a fellow captive--the son of a minister in the sect--in hopes of forging a life with him. The carefully tooled vignettes of London and the peaceful countryside act as symbols of Maggie's unhappy entrapment and eventual contentment, respectively. Championed by such literary greats as Henry James, Walpole (1884-1941) was a best-selling author in his day, specializing in historical novels. He also wrote a few screenplays during the 1930s, and even had a small role in one of the resulting films, Dickens' "Great Expectations." Although executed more than 70 years ago, our binding looks brand new..
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- Bookseller
- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST15805
- Title
- THE CAPTIVES
- Author
- (BINDINGS - F. C. AUSTIN). WALPOLE, HUGH
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
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About Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books an Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material, but over the years, the business has gravitated toward historical artifacts that are physically attractive in some way--illuminated material, fine bindings, books printed on vellum, fore-edge paintings, beautiful typography and paper, impressive illustration. Today, the company still sells a wide range of things, from (scruffy) ninth century leaves to biblical material from all periods to Wing and STC imprints to modern private press books to artists' bindings. While we are forgiving about condition when something is of considerable rarity, we always try to obtain the most attractive copies possible of whatever we offer for sale.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Leaves
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...