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(United Kingdom, 1925. Knowles, Reginald. 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' 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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1898. Morris, Talwin. Five decorative initial capitals for book projects submitted to the publisher, Blackie - according to the pencilled notes on the versos. Four of these are matted together and consist of the letters A, C, T, and N; the second - a letter F - bears the indication that it was for Indoors and Out - Pictures and Stories for Little Folk.
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- Illustrator Morris, Talwin
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- Date Published 1898
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Thirteen original lettering designs
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