THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS,: or Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby Esqre.
by [ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT BINDING]; [BOURNVILLE SCHOOL OF ART]; INGOLDSBY, Thomas; illustrated by RACKHAM, Arthur:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The grand hall which housed the Bournville School of Art was the first public building in Bournville, the model village founded by the Cadbury family. In line with typical Arts and Crafts Movement ideals, and with a specific aim to further the ideas and principles of John Ruskin, the school was originally conceived as a social centre for the village, offering a practical and artistic education for the community. It became more formalised as a 'School of Arts and Crafts' in 1911, later becoming an art college in the 1920s.
As a city, Birmingham served as an important centre of the Arts and Crafts movement, with the 'Birmingham Group' of artist-craftsmen cultivating their own distinct style. Predominantly based around the Birmingham School of Art and the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, the leading figures of the group included Joseph Southall, Arthur and Georgie Gaskin, Bernard Sleigh, Maxwell Armfield, and Charles Gere.
An uncommon example of a bookbinding emanating from the dynamic atmosphere of Birmingham's Arts and Crafts Movement.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sky Duthie Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1302
- Title
- THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS,
- Author
- [ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT BINDING]; [BOURNVILLE SCHOOL OF ART]; INGOLDSBY, Thomas; illustrated by RACKHAM, Arthur:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Heinemann.
- Date Published
- 1929.
- Keywords
- Art & Design|Literature|Illustrated Books|Private Press & Fine Printing|Bindings
Terms of Sale
Sky Duthie Rare Books
About the Seller
Sky Duthie Rare Books
About Sky Duthie Rare Books
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
Glossary
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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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...