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The Bookplates & Marks of Rockwell Kent; With a preface by the Artist, SIGNED

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New York: Random House, 1929. FIRST LIMITED EDITION / SIGNED Small 8vo, 7 1/4 x5 inches (180 x128 mm), 80 pp. Printed on special Japan paper, each sheet French-folded. Blue cloth binding with gilt title and illustration on front board and gilt initials on spine. front cover and spine a little sunned. Leaves pristine. Advert for "A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jamison" loosely inserted. Copy 1054 of 1250, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. This lovely volume includes a short essay "On Symbols" as way of Preface and 80 bookplates by American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager ROCKWELL KENT (1882 – 1971). A transcendentalist and mystic in the tradition of Thoreau and Emerson, whose works he read, Kent found inspiration in the austerity and stark beauty of wilderness. His work was widely appreciated and many book collectors commissioned him to do their bookplates. This book is a collection of just 80 of the hundreds he created. Condition: Fine
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1929
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Middletown, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BH18531stDibs: LU8340244758322

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