tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.comments2023-06-18T08:20:42.617-04:00The Art of <br> American Book CoversMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-48230844597718275112022-06-23T13:50:22.509-04:002022-06-23T13:50:22.509-04:00https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/resou...https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/resources/139Glaciermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885445531869259975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-51377143261182773152022-06-23T13:45:27.659-04:002022-06-23T13:45:27.659-04:00The Gookin Family papers are at the Neberry Librar...The Gookin Family papers are at the Neberry Library.Glaciermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885445531869259975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-15344577138639032652022-04-20T10:06:16.167-04:002022-04-20T10:06:16.167-04:00Note that the links above are not clickable, a cha...Note that the links above are not clickable, a characteristic of the Blogger comments, but you can copy and paste them into the address bar of a new tab or window on your browser. As of today they are all working.<br />Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-34179021878376219052022-04-20T09:57:54.837-04:002022-04-20T09:57:54.837-04:00Hi Ed,
Great questions. Although there were sever...Hi Ed,<br /><br />Great questions. Although there were several types of stamping press that could accommodate a stamping area this size, the leather edition may have been hand tooled.<br /><br />The Imperial Arming Press and similar machines were in wide use. Here's a video of how one in use that has a stamping area of 12" x 17", which is bigger than the image area on this cover. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-37769349742720862182022-04-18T15:42:13.994-04:002022-04-18T15:42:13.994-04:00I've been looking closely at our copy of this ...I've been looking closely at our copy of this book. You have confirmed my conclusion that this was a stamped cover design, not tooled. How did they prepare the leather and generate enough pressure over so large an area?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769658233961816951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-59678369435514565692018-08-02T09:09:57.000-04:002018-08-02T09:09:57.000-04:00I have had a Scribners Will James illustrated edit...I have had a Scribners Will James illustrated edition with one of these clear jackets (also in illustrated publishers box) so a later edition but very fancy! IIRC the jacket had a black edge but not flaps? It is mentioned in one of the Will Janes bibliographies I think<br />Bill Allison <br />William Allison Books ABAA ILABBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922363609338680350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-67622923946505898082018-01-28T09:13:01.025-05:002018-01-28T09:13:01.025-05:00Hello Bethanie,
The only other information I'...Hello Bethanie,<br /><br />The only other information I've seen is the WorldCat entry:<br />http://www.worldcat.org/title/doris-kingsley-child-and-colonist/oclc/26669044Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-53242716651849030052018-01-27T17:56:12.241-05:002018-01-27T17:56:12.241-05:00Hello , I have a copy of this book , Doris Kingsle...Hello , I have a copy of this book , Doris Kingsley by Emma Rayner <br />Is there any more info on this book I cannot seem to find anything.<br />Thank you <br />BethAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11891208631976045115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-37577375548173811842017-03-20T13:32:17.323-04:002017-03-20T13:32:17.323-04:00Besides the author's name deleted, both have t...Besides the author's name deleted, both have the outer line border blind stamped.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-74327133379494068612017-03-20T13:31:36.718-04:002017-03-20T13:31:36.718-04:00I had not seen that one, but it is the same variat...I had not seen that one, but it is the same variation as the blue "Love in Art" above. The eBay listing doesn't identify which impression that copy is. All the books in the series seem to have been issued in red, white, and blue cloth. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-46092573980126207812017-03-20T12:22:06.556-04:002017-03-20T12:22:06.556-04:00It turns out that there is another variant in this...It turns out that there is another variant in this group-- "Saints in Art" WITHOUT the author's name on the cover!!<br /><br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/Saints-in-Art-1899-by-C-E-Clement-pub-L-C-Page-Co-/192134703503?hash=item2cbc1ee98f:g:SH4AAOSw5VZXA8T4Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834919772456576408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-67539781843875320242016-09-20T11:46:03.172-04:002016-09-20T11:46:03.172-04:00Yes, one of the great ones! Thanks for exploring ...Yes, one of the great ones! Thanks for exploring its cover history!twothingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513333452358480161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-78236559870490705652016-04-01T13:51:26.423-04:002016-04-01T13:51:26.423-04:00I enjoyed learning about this, Richard! No doubt ...I enjoyed learning about this, Richard! No doubt I ought to know much more than I do about the authors whose book covers I collect. Thank you again! twothingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513333452358480161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-4102324378624072016-01-14T13:02:04.232-05:002016-01-14T13:02:04.232-05:00I'm in Oregon now, but I spent two years in Ri...I'm in Oregon now, but I spent two years in Richfield, and dearly loved that museum. Oregon has nothing that even comes close.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-72853391495268960722015-12-16T14:57:28.530-05:002015-12-16T14:57:28.530-05:00“It was not common for the illustrator to design t...“It was not common for the illustrator to design the cover”<br /><br />In the case of serious works of the poetry, I don’t see that there was much design work to do in regard to the covers since they were all blue (the thought being that anything else would be frivolous).<br /><br />“The Old Garden (1886) was lettered by Sarah Wyman Whitman, who may have chosen the floral cloth that was used, or Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-51273074182898592252015-12-15T13:47:46.282-05:002015-12-15T13:47:46.282-05:00https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DELAND%281...https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DELAND%281886%29_The_old_garden_and_other_verses.jpg<br />Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-21026848313587807442015-12-15T13:46:13.304-05:002015-12-15T13:46:13.304-05:00It was not common for the illustrator to design th...It was not common for the illustrator to design the cover, though there are many books where that is the case. It's a different skill set that included lettering, knowledge of bookcloths, and ways that stamping dies could be used with gold and colors. The Old Garden (1886) was lettered by Sarah Wyman Whitman, who may have chosen the floral cloth that was used, or perhaps it was suggested by Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-3068514096280935362015-12-15T13:26:56.371-05:002015-12-15T13:26:56.371-05:00What a treat these are and how grateful I am that ...What a treat these are and how grateful I am that you shared them. As for Deland’s books, her first effort (The Old Garden and Other Verses) was her only book of poetry and it came out in 1887. At the time, books of serious poetry had blue covers, but she wanted to continue the theme of her book onto the cover, and the result was a flowery cover. I have no idea who did it (maybe her since she wasSnowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-90001906960207434712015-07-09T14:30:48.838-04:002015-07-09T14:30:48.838-04:00Interesting blog, Richard. Thanks!
Interesting blog, Richard. Thanks!<br />Michael Daumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953604255496644148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-73838395801557453452014-11-25T14:44:10.099-05:002014-11-25T14:44:10.099-05:00Interestingly, the "variant" design also...Interestingly, the "variant" design also appears on other titles with recognizable Sacker work. For instance "By the Good Sainte Anne [Anna Chapin Ray] has a signed Sacker cover, but the spine lettering appears with the "dripping flower" too<br /><br />http://www.amysacker.net/documents/GoodSainteAnne.htmMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834919772456576408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-10108192901254655572014-11-23T18:27:05.622-05:002014-11-23T18:27:05.622-05:00Nice find! The simpler design was used on other co...Nice find! The simpler design was used on other covers:http://www.ebay.com/itm/1902-1st-Ed-BOSTON-DAYS-LILIAN-WHITING-B-W-Illus-Excellent-Buy-/370784593899?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item56547be7eb Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153358141062524332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-17842643237696316312014-03-31T17:17:51.728-04:002014-03-31T17:17:51.728-04:00I am loving these posts from you, Richard. I still...I am loving these posts from you, Richard. I still miss my MAs. I gave them to Terry and wonder how they are doing down there in Virginia. You once taught me to write code about a hundred years ago. Remember. Linda Wilsonlmwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116761144145072055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-51487991564525354672014-03-15T09:02:35.563-04:002014-03-15T09:02:35.563-04:00Gookin.
Gookin. <br />Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847356386230123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-21432311956797358292014-02-21T15:25:48.408-05:002014-02-21T15:25:48.408-05:00Very cool. I'm John Espey's step-daughter,...Very cool. I'm John Espey's step-daughter, and I can tell you that he's definitely smiling about this discovery from the great beyond...cemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324155999356826141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417356156785890447.post-9735926886982005792014-01-17T18:29:05.661-05:002014-01-17T18:29:05.661-05:00I have An American Volunteer by Imray Taylor, Mccl...I have An American Volunteer by Imray Taylor, Mcclurg 1898, signed "F.W.G." on the bottom front center [mine is a paler color scheme than this one online: https://archive.org/stream/yankeevolunteert00tayliala#page/n0/mode/2up]. Gookin or Goudy?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153358141062524332noreply@blogger.com