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NICHOLSON, William. [Broadside]: Title Page From *An Alphabet*. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Broadside measuring 15" x 17". Archivally matted. Fine. Lithographic transfer from the original wood block print. A broadside featuring the title page from William Nicholson's *An Alphabet* used as an advertisement for the book's three variations of edition. It is referred to as a companion to *An Almanac of Twelve Sports* and offers an "ordinary edition," an edition printed on "Van Golder's hand-made paper," and a limited edition "printed direct from the Woodblocks and hand-coloured by the artist."
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "ARCHERY," for the month of July. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "The child of the Nineties considers / with laughter / The maid whom his Sire in the Sixties / ran after, / While careering himself in pursuit / of a girl whom / The Twenties will dub a 'last century / heir-loom.'" Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning; very light/small spots near left edge of mat window; mat slightly bumped at bottom right corner. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "SHOOTING," for the month of September. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "Shooting. 'Peace upon Earth, Goodwill to men!' So greet we Christmas Day. Oh Christian load your gun and then, O Christian, out and slay!" Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning, very few/faint spots; small impression just beneath print title. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "FISHING," for the month of May. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "Behold a parable! A fished for B. / C took her bait; her heart was set on D. / Thank Heaven, who cooled your blood / and cramped your wishes, Men and not Gods torment you, little / fishes." Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "COACHING," for the month of August. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "The Pious Horse to church may trot. / A Maid may work a man's salvation. / Four horses and a girl are not, / However, aids to reformation." Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning; very light small mark at left edge of mat window near top. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "BOXING," for the month of November. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "Boxing. read here the Moral roundly writ / For him that into battle goes - / Each soul that, hitting hard and hit, / Encounters gross or ghostly foes: - / Prince, blown by many overthrows / Half blind with shame, half choked with dirt / Man cannot tell but Allah knows / How much the other side was hurt!" Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "RACING," for the month of March. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "The horse is ridden - the jockey rides - / The backers back - the owners own / But.there are lots of things besides, / And I should leave this play alone." Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Near fine example, from sight; faint stripe of toning between print and name of month. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "HUNTING," for the month of January. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "Certes it is a noble sport / And men have quitted selle and / swum for't, / But I am of a meeker sort / And I prefer Surtees in comfort. / Reach down my 'Handley Cross' / again. / My run, where never danger lurks, / is / With Jorrocks and his deathless train- / Pigg, Binjimin and Arterxerxes!" Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$160.35 + shipping
Description: Original lithograph after hand coloured woodcut. Overall dimensions 31 x 25 cm, image size 20 x 20 cm. With the title beneath. Very good condition.
Seller: Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "BOATING," for the month of April. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "The Pope of Rome he could not win / From pleasant meat and pleasant sin / These who, in honour's hope, endure / Lean days and lives enforced pure. / These who, replying not, submit / Unto the curses of the Pit / Which he that rides (O greater shame!) / Flings forth by number not by name--- / Could Triple Crown or Jesuit's oath / Do what yon shuffle-stocking doth!" Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Coloured woodblock print entitled "CRICKET," for the month of June. Published in the book "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" written by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by William Nicholson (London: William Heinemann, 1898). Printed text on sheet verso reads: "Thank God who made the British Isles / And taught me how to play, / I do not worship crocodiles / Or bow the knee to clay! / Give me a willow wand and I, / With hide and cork and twine, / From century to century / Will gambol round my Shrine." Print mounted in archival acid-free mat, hand-inked rules around mat window. Print: 7.5 x 7.5 in; mat window: 10.75 x 8.5 in; mat: 20 x 16 in. Fine example, from sight; light toning; very small (approx. < 0.5 cm) and faint scratch at very left edge of window, above bottom left corner, not affecting print. *Not examined out of mat. *** William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British artist who would become known for his popular woodcut prints. As a boy, he studied with William Harold Cubley, eventually moving to Paris to continue his studies at the Academie Julian. During his time in Paris, Nicholson met Mabel Pryde, and the two eloped. Together, Pryde and Nicholson began producing posters, which were not initially successful. It wasn't until Nicholson was introduced to noted British publisher William Heinemann that he found his breakthrough; between 1897 to 1900, Nicholson produced six series of prints, which included An Almanac of Twelve Sports, An Alphabet, London Types, and Twelve Portraits. Nicholson's style was bold and simple, minimizing detail to impress the viewer with an immediate effect. Nicholson's work became very popular and his collaboration with Heinemann was most successful; he went on to illustrate other noted works, including The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams, 1922).
Seller: McCanse Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$320.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: William Heinemann, 1898. Quarto. Hardcover lacking a dust jacket. First edition. Pictorial boards that are rubbed and worn. Chipping along the spine. Gutters somewhat exposed, but binding intact. An extremely fragile book, but one that remains in collectible condition. Scarce. Book is in good condition.
Seller: Bad Animal, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.
with words by Rudyard Kipling. An Almanac of twelve Sports. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Twelve full-page color lithographs, one illustration by Nicholson for each month with a short poem by Kipling on the facing page. Spine has been archivally repaired. Previous owner's dedication on front blank endpaper. Decorated boards slights worn at all corners. All illustrations are in fine condition.
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With 13 full page illustrations (including the cover illustration of "The Bus-Driver") lithographed in colors, after woodcuts by William Nicholson; 12 plates printed from original woodcuts by William Nicholson; text by W. E. Henley; edition size is unknown, it is not signed; large quarto size:13-1/2 x 11-1/3 in.; with original cloth-backed pictorial boards, the upper cover blocked with a design in red and black after Nicholson, the lower cover blocked with a the publisher's mark; first American edition of Nicholson and Henley's important and popular work. "William Nicholson, with his brother-in-law James Pryde, produced posters that were a revelation to late 19th-century London. Nicholson went on to adapt his dramatic woodblock style to book illustration, publishing a series of highly successful works (the best known being An Alphabet; London Types; An Almanac of Twelve Sports) before turning to painting full-time with the encouragement of J.McN. Whistler. In the present work, in a striking series of images, Nicholson deftly captures the individual character of fin-de-siecle London 'types.' His selection starts with the bus driver on the cover, and continues inside with the guardsman, the hawker, the beef- eater, the sandwich-man, the coster, the lady, the bluecoat boy, the policeman, the news-boy, the drum-major, the flower girl and the, barmaid. CONDITION of book & plates: some rubbing at the edges of some of the plates; lots of rubbing and marks to the front & back boards; most of the spine is gone and has tears, otherwise interior plates in VERY GOOD COND.
Seller: DR Fine Arts, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Free 1-3 day USPS Priority Mail shipping & free insurance in the USA48. 10" wide by 12.5" tall. 12 full-page sports drawings with facing poems by Rudyard Kipling, including fishing, golf, coaching, boxing, hunting, shooting, cricket and archery. Drawings and poetry in very good to fine condition, spine weak and backing showing through, corners worn.
Seller: CWM Rare Books, LLC, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Folio. Quarter cloth and illustrated boards. Modest wear at the spine ends, small repairs to the front hinge, a sound and very good copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$529.16 + shipping
Description: Quart. Unpag. Illustr. Halbleinen. Sprache: Englisch, Einband etwas berieben und gebräunt, Innengelenk verstärkt, gutes Exemplar. Mit zahlr. Farblithographien.
Seller: Antiquariat am St. Vith, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Henley, W.E.. London Types. Heinemann, 1898.
Price: US$577.24 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Beige paper-covered boards. Cream cloth spine. Details on reverse of the title page, underneath the table of contents, read: "Copyright 1898 by William Heinemann. All rights reserved, Entered at Stationer's Hall, London, England. Entered at the Library of Congress, Washington, U.S.A." The final page of the book has advertisements for: "An Almanac of Twelve Sports", "An Alphabet" and "London Types". Overall condition is close to 'Very Good'. Edges and corners of covers are worn and and bumped, but not badly. Covers have darkened with age. Inner hinges are split, but binding is still tight. Slight discolouration on the front endpaper. Contents are otherwise clean and unmarked.
Seller: The Children's Bookshop, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$621.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition; tan linen-backed pictorial boards; lettering in black on front cover; Heinemann logo in colour on title page and on rear cover; illustration in black by Nicholson on front cover; cream coloured end papers; no previous owner's inscriptions or signatures; the spine is square; 16 leaves with additional blank front free end paper and a blank rear free end paper; [1] blank leaf, [1] title page; Heinemann copyright on verso, [1] poem, [2] 1898 calendar, [24] twelve poems by Rudyard Kipling on verso pages and 12 full page lithographs on recto pages in colour after the original wood cuts by Nicholson [2] ads, and [1] blank leaf; the twelve full page plates depict a sport for each month as follows: Hunting (January), Coursing (February), Racing (March), Boating (April), Fishing (May), Cricket (June), Archery (July), Coaching (August), Shooting (September), Golf (October), Boxing (November) and Skating (December). the spine which is often found in delicate condition is indeed very good with this copy; hinges are strong with top of rear joint just starting; no foxing; no browning; minor off-set (as is common) of the plates to text pages; one of the better copies we have handled; Stewart pp. 156-8
Seller: Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB), South River, ON, Canada
Price: US$641.38 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback, pictorial printed paper covered boards. 32.5 x 25.5cm. Cover, title vignette and twelve full page colour lithographs by Nicholson. Some light offsetting, endpapers typically toned, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, a few small splits to spine, but remains a very good copy.
Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom
William Nicholson. An Alphabet. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second impression dated 1898. Complete with 26 full-page A-Z colored woodblocks. Pictorial paper covered boards with cloth spine, with loss to head and tail. Wear to paper on corners of covers (see image). Tipped in advertisement for An Almanac of Twelve Sports to rear. Plates remain bright and clean. 10 x 12.5 in
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12 full page color lithographs by William Nicholson, quarto. Quarter linen and tan pictorial paper covered boards printed in black and white with twelve full page color lithographs with tissue guards. Name and date on inside front panel "Xmas 1897". Copyright page states 1897 but the book is essentially a calendar for 1898. a very good to near fine copy in vellum backed pictorial boards.
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
NICHOLSON, William, Rudyard Kipling. An Almanac of Twelve Sports. William Heinemann, London, 1898.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Woodblocks by William Nicholson. Words by Rudyard Kipling. Quarto. Quarter linen and tan pictorial paper-covered boards printed in black illustrated with twelve full-page color lithographs by Nicholson. Covers are moderately worn at corners with a small chip at the tips of two corners, a very good or better copy. A pictorial Almanac representing twelve different sports, one for each month, each with a full-page color lithograph by Nicholson, each monthly sport introduced by a whimsical poem by Rudyard Kipling. The twelve sports are Hunting, Coursing, Racing, Boating, Fishing, Cricket, Archery, Coaching, Shooting, Golf, Boxing, and Skating.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: (36)pp. 12 color-lithographic plates (and pictorial publishers device) after woodcuts by Nicholson. Lrg. 4to. Dec. boards, with cover design by the artist, 1/4 cloth (chipped at spine). Loosely inserted, the publishers 4-pp. quarto illustrated prospectus for the book.
Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$900.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. 12 Lithographs in colour on cartridge paper Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, slightly marked, A well-preserved copy of the first edition (issued in 1897, with title pages post dated 1898) of this scarce sporting plate book, illustrated by William Nicholson (1872-1949), with text by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). The 12 marvellous plates, one for each month, depict: Hunting (January), Coursing (February), Racing (March), Boating (April), Fishing (May), Cricket (June), Archery (July), Coaching (August), Shooting (September), Golf (October), Boxing (November) and Skating (December). Size: Quarto. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library.
Seller: Fine Golf Books, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
Price: US$962.07 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. 4to. (31 x 25 cm). Original pictorial boards printed in black, advertisement for "An Alphabet" at rear. 12 full page lithographed illustrations, each with accompanying leaf of verse by Kipling. Light soiling to binding, f.f.e.p. browned, inner hinge partially cracked but holding strong, contents clean and fresh. William Nicholson (1872 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre.
Seller: Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Rudyard Kipling. An Almanac of Twelve Sports. William Heinemann, London UK, 1898.
Price: US$962.07 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated with twelve colour plates for each month of the year by William Nicholson. This first edition is in very good condition and a lovely find. Paper boards with minimal wear. Browned and lightly spotted end pages. 13 x 10"
Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: Large 4to., (12 2/8 x 9 5/8 inches). Half-title with limitation on verso, vignette title-page, 12 colored lithographs after woodcuts, some text illustrations. Modern half morocco, gilt, and marbled boards, original publisher's pictorial wrappers bound in. Provenance: from the library of Jacques Levy, his sale, Sotheby's, 20th April 2012, lot 256 First French edition, limited issue, number 42 of 50 copies on Japon, of a total edition of 1070. First published in English using original hand-coloured woodblocks. Nicholsons distinctive style: "boldness of outline, simplicity of treatment, and striking silhouettes, and their flat, pure colours" (Bowness), was elegantly suited to the medium of woodcut, and grew from an original scheme of posters he designed with his brother James Pryde as J. & W. Beggarstaff. Nicholson was encouraged in his work by J. A. McNeill Whistler who recommended him to the publisher William Heinemann. "The publications that followed established Nicholson's solo reputation. An Alphabet and An Almanac of Twelve Sports, with verses by Rudyard Kipling, both appeared in 1897 (title-pages postdated 1898), London Types, with verses by W. E. Henley, in 1898, and The Square Book of Animals in 1899. Nicholson also made a series of portrait woodcuts, the first of which was the irreverent, affectionate jubilee portrait of Queen Victoria (originally published in Henley's New Review in June 1897), which brought him great success. These were collected in the two series of Twelve Portraits (1899 and 1902), the first of which was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exhibition. The Heinemann windmill colophon still used today was designed by Nicholson at this time. Nicholson's singular achievement rests on three diverse strands of work: the pioneering and influential posters and woodcuts made when he was still in his twenties, the portraits of distinguished contemporaries, and the poetic landscapes and still-lifes. His best work has a subtlety, virtuosity, and individual voice that places it with the finest of its period" (Sophie Bowness for DNB).
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated with 13 tinted linoleum cuts by William Nicholson. Short slim folio, handsomely bound in full brown morocco; gilt-stamped and inlaid with red morocco rosettes on covers, raised bands, inner dentelles. London: Heinemann, 1898, [story clippings range from 1914-1917]. Very good. The pamphlet, in original pictorial wrappers is bound-in, along with a unique, well-planned 33 page scrapbook of neatly mounted Kipling stories, taken from illustrated journals such as the Saturday Evening Post, The Daily Express (London), and the Detroit Free Press Christmas Edition. Also includes the 8 page song sheet for "Fuzzy-Wuzzy", with words written by Kipling.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Description: Folio (14 x 11 inches). 12 coloured lithographs after woodblocks, lithographed initials. Original red paper backed grey pictorial paper wrappers, illustrating the Bus Driver, tissue dust jacket (one or two chips). Provenance: from the library of Jacques Levy, his sale, Sotheby's, 20th April 2012, lot 256 First French edition, limited issue, one of 40 copies on Japon, of a total edition of 640. First published in English using original hand-coloured woodblocks, loose in a portfolio. Nicholsons distinctive style: "boldness of outline, simplicity of treatment, and striking silhouettes, and their flat, pure colours" (Bowness), was elegantly suited to the medium of woodcut, and grew from an original scheme of posters he designed with his brother James Pryde as J. & W. Beggarstaff. Nicholson was encouraged in his work by J. A. McNeill Whistler who recommended him to the publisher William Heinemann. "The publications that followed established Nicholson's solo reputation. An Alphabet and An Almanac of Twelve Sports, with verses by Rudyard Kipling, both appeared in 1897 (title-pages postdated 1898), London Types, with verses by W. E. Henley, in 1898, and The Square Book of Animals in 1899. Nicholson also made a series of portrait woodcuts, the first of which was the irreverent, affectionate jubilee portrait of Queen Victoria (originally published in Henley's New Review in June 1897), which brought him great success. These were collected in the two series of Twelve Portraits (1899 and 1902), the first of which was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exhibition. The Heinemann windmill colophon still used today was designed by Nicholson at this time. Nicholson's singular achievement rests on three diverse strands of work: the pioneering and influential posters and woodcuts made when he was still in his twenties, the portraits of distinguished contemporaries, and the poetic landscapes and still-lifes. His best work has a subtlety, virtuosity, and individual voice that places it with the finest of its period" (Sophie Bowness for DNB). Catalogued by Kate Hunter
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1815.00 + shipping
Description: First (Library) edition, one of 275 copies(?); 4to; printed on Japanese vellum, publisher's colour lithographed device to title, 12 full-page colour lithographed illustrations by Nicholson with captions, tissue guards, monogram bookplate to front pastedown; publisher's variant binding vellum-backed pictorial vellum boards, a little spotted and toned, slightly splayed. A wonderful example of this book, in an edition thought to run to two hundred & seventy-five copies; the tissue guards have kept the illustrations fresh and bright, whilst the binding is an unusual variant being in vellum rather than boards. Nicholson had been working with Heinemann since the mid-1890s. As well as designing their windmill device, Nicholson created a number of books for Heinemann, including London Types (1898) and The Square Book of Animals (1899). Kipling's short verses here complement the illustrations perfectly, though he opted out of collaborating on Nicholson's Square Book of Animals, complaining in a letter to the publishers 'All Nicholson's animals are practically extinct in Great Britain, their places being supplied by New Zealand Lamb; Argentine Beef. The only way I tried it, my verses became so deeply political (not to say protectionist) that I stopped.'
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
NICHOLSON, William (illustrator); HENLEY, W.E.. London Types.. London William Heinemann, 1898.
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Description: First (Library) edition; 4to; printed on Japanese vellum, publisher's device to title, 12 full-page colour lithographed illustrations by Nicholson; publisher's variant binding vellum-backed pictorial vellum boards, spotted and toned, slightly splayed; accompanied by an envelope of related ephemera. The rare special issue of Nicholson's London Types, in an uncommon variant vellum binding. The Bus Driver was omitted from this edition and only appears in a simplified form on the front cover. The London types featuring in this edition are: Guardsman (The Horse Guards), Hawker (Kensington), Beef-Eater (The Tower), Sandwich-Man (Trafalgar Square), Coster (Hammersmith), Lady (Rotten Row), Bluecoat Boy (Newgate Street), Policeman (Constitution Hill), News-Boy (The City), Drum-Major (Wimbledon Common), Flower Girl (Any Corner), and a Barmaid (Any Bar). Nicholson had been working with Heinemann since the mid-1890s. As well as designing their windmill device, Nicholson created a number of books for Heinemann, including An Almanac of twelve Sports (1898) and The Square Book of Animals (1899). The accompanying 'Quatorzains' in this work are by the poet, critic & literary editor W.E. Henley, best remembered today for his poetic evocation of Victorian stoicism 'Invictus', written in 1875.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1860.00 + shipping
Description: 12 Lithographs in colour on cartridge paper Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, contemporary (original?) glassine dustwrapper. A trifle marked, short tears to dustwrapper at spine. Endpapers browned, light offsetting, else internally immaculate. A fine copy. A remarkably well-preserved copy of the first edition (issued in 1897, with title pages postdated 1898) of this scarce sporting plate book, illustrated by William Nicholson (1872-1949), with text by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). The 12 marvellous plates, one for each month, depict: Hunting (January), Coursing (February), Racing (March), Boating (April), Fishing (May), Cricket (June), Archery (July), Coaching (August), Shooting (September), Golf (October), Boxing (November) and Skating (December). Size: Quarto
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Price: US$1924.14 + shipping
Description: , 26 coloured lithographs by William Nicholson, tipped in advert for An Almanac of Twelve Sports to rear First Edition , portions of spine missing, corners rubbed, front hinge split and board loosely held, pencil inscription to front free endpaper, small wormtrack at foot of front endpaper and title, internally clean, good condition , quarter cloth with illustrated paper covered boards , quarto, 32 cm x 26 cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom