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- JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949) (ILLUSTRATOR)
GROUP
JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949) (ILLUSTRATOR)
GROUP OF ILLUSTRATED BOOKS to include EIGHT SOFT-BACKED BOOKS, CIRCA 1909, pub. T.N. Foulis THE GREY CITY; THE CITY OF THE WEST; THE GREY CITY; DWELLINGS OF AN OLD WORLD TOWN; and pub. Gowans and Gray, EVERYMAN; KIRKCUDBRIGHT A ROYAL BURGH (2 copies); THE DEFENCE OF GUENEVERE & OTHER POEMS BY WILLIAM MORRIS, orig. dec. red cloth gilt. 1904; RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, tooled suede binding, Routledge, 1903; ISABELLA OR THE POT OF BASIL, pub. T.N. Foulis, c. 1910; POEMS OF SPENSER, Caxton Publishing Co., c. 1907; DRAWINGS OF PARIS BY JESSIE M. KING, pub. The Fine Art Society, 1977; THE ENCHANTED WORLDS OF JESSIE M. KING BY COLIN WHITE, pub. Canongate 1989; and A GUIDE TO THE PRINTED WORK OF JESSIE M. KING BY COLIN WHITE, pub. The British Library 2007(15)
- JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949) (ILLUSTRATOR)
L’HABITATION
JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949) (ILLUSTRATOR)
L’HABITATION FORCEE, BY RUDYARD KIPLING pub. Editions Rene Kieffer, Paris, 1921, 28 hand-coloured pochoir illustrations; COMUS, A MASQUE. pub. London, George Routledge & Sons, 1906, 8vo, contemporary cloth; THE BOOK OF BRIDGES, published by Gowans & Gray, London & Glasgow, 1911; THE LITTLE WHITE TOWN OF NEVER WEARY, pub. George Harrap, 1917; A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES, SIXTH EDITION BY OSCAR WILDE, pub. Methuen 1915, rebound in blue leather with gilt tooling; and THE STUDIO MAGAZINE, December 15th 1915 (Volume 60, No. 249) including 'Seven Happy Days' prints(6)
- Paper Gowans & Stover Soap Sign.
Framed
Paper Gowans & Stover Soap Sign.
Framed under glass in old molding. Great-looking graphics with only minor wrinkles, a number of long closed tears with some restoration, and poster has been dry-mounted. Some darkening from age.
Condition (Good - Very Good). Size Framed: 29 - 1/4" x 23 - 1/4".
- 1 vol. Denton, Daniel. A Brief Description
1 vol. Denton, Daniel. A Brief Description of New York, Formerly Called New Netherlands... The Custom of The Indians There. New York: William Gowans, 1845. Gowans' Bibliotheca American 1. 4to, contemp. 3/4 brown calf & marbled bds., spine gilt; spine, joints & extremities rubbed. Internally generally clean. Untrimmed. Minor discoloration from clippings on pp. 2 & 3 of Denton's text. 1/100 4to copies. Gowens' Bibliotheca Americana reprint of the first book in English on New York City. This copy with 1 p. adverts at back. Howes D-259 (calling for 20 pp adverts); Sabin 19612 (calling for 16 pp adverts); Field
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