EXAMPLES OF THE
ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTS, &c.,
Manufactured by Geo. Jackson & Sons, 49, Rathbone
Place, London, W. Papier Mache, Carton Pierre, Plaster & Cement
Manufacturers: Patentees of the Canvas Plaster; Wood Carvers, &c. Published By Them at Their Works, 49 Rathbone Place, London,
W., 1883
Original boards; gold-printed leather spine; approximately 180
illustrated pages. W.T. Lord, Del. et Lith.; printed by T. Bessent.
Contents: Part I: Centre Flowers and Angles; Part II: Mouldings and Sundry
Ornaments; Part III: Room Cornices; Part IV: Capitals and Trusses; Part V:
Overdoors, &c.; and, Part VI: Ceiling Angles.
Original Geo. Jackson & Sons Architectural Catalogue
issued in 1875. Second edition published in 1882; third edition in 1883.
Hinges cracked and professionally reinforced. Interior
pages are generally in very good plus to near fine condition.
Price: $375.00
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THE WORD ACCOMPLISHED
by A.B. Christopher, Illustrated by Natalie d'Arbeloff
1974. Edition of 75.
35 X 25 X 6.5cm.
Sixteen extracts from the book by A.B.Christopher, first published in 1954
(Philosophical Library, New York). This limited edition was edited, designed,
illustrated with etchings and hand-printed by NdA.
18 double leaves plus title wrapper, held in drop-back box with quarter leather
spine and Ivory Vellum cover, deeply embossed from etched plates. Seventeen
etchings printed by the viscosity method (several colors from one plate).
Hand-set text in 18-point Garamond, printed on Barcham Green mould-made paper on
an ancient Eagle hand press at the World's End Press, London.
The original edition offered here is the NUMBER ONE copy, signed by author
and artist, and housed in a specially made clamshell case with embossed covers
and embossed leather spine.
Each print is embossed on a separate page, numbered and signed
by the artist.
Condition of sixteen, illustrated separate page extracts: fine to very fine.
Each vellum page is 12 inches by 17-1/2 inches, with colored
embossed print on left side and extract from Christophers, THE WORD
ACCOMPLISHED, on the right.
Condition of clamshell case: very good; some light wear to top and bottom, as
well as corners; stain on upper portion of leather spine.
A spiritual meditation, in words that
could be an apocryphal New Testament but also belong in the tradition of sacred
texts of all religions.
The author of The Word Accomplished was
the artist's father, Alexander d'Arbeloff, using the pseudonym A.B.Christopher.
While his life was filled with many achievements in various fields, this unsung
book was the closest to his heart. Those who have discovered it for themselves
feel the same.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS where
the limited edition can be seen:
Victoria & Albert Museum, National Art Library. National Library Australia.
Biblioteca Nazionale, Rome. Museum of the Book, The Hague. Library of Congress,
Wash.D.C. Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Bridwell Library, Dallas. Harry
Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin. Stanford University, California. Tutt
Library, Colorado College. Butler Library, Columbia University. Kohler Library,
Madison, Wisconsin. Spencer Collection, N.Y.Public Library. Mugar Library,
Boston University. Margaret Clapp Library, Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
Houghton Library, Harvard. Newberry Library, Chicago. Firestone Library,
Princeton..
Price: $1,500.00
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