![]() Cundall worked on several books (including this vol.) with Charles Whittingham the younger of the Chiswick Press, 'whose typography and press-work were unrivalled'. The first illuminated gift book produced by Joseph Cundall (1818-1895), '(a)fter Pickering, the publisher with the most devoted concern for book design in mid-nineteenth century England' (McLean, Victorian Book Design, 109), and known for issuing the first printed Christmas card, in an 1843 edition of 1000 copies. No publication date date taken from WorldCat. Printed with type by Charles Whittingham'. ![]() Colophon: 'Selected and arranged by Joseph Cundall. The Miniature Paintings are from the Harleian MS. MS 29 Royal MS.19.C.3 and 19.C.8 the DeCroy MS and Henry the Eighth's Missal, in the British Museum and from a Book of Hours in the possession of Mr Cundall. As per title page verso, 'The Borders in this Book are copied from Harl. ![]() and all pages of text: chromolithographs in gilt and full colour. Minor foxing to blank recto of frontis only. Owner's stamp to verso of front free endpaper: 'Ex-libris Brian Taylor'. Attractive decorated endpapers in blue and gold sprigged pattern, uncracked at gutters. Mild fading to spine, rubbing to base and top of spine and to front hinge. Ornate gilt decor to board edges and turn-ins. ~19th-century full red morocco, elaborate gilt frames to boards, gilt decor to spine, gilt lettering to front board. Otherwise, a bright copy without most of the usual foxing. Contemporary bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing to endpapers and dampstaining to lower margin. Front hinge reinforced with strip of red leather. Bound by Edmonds & Remnants in publisherÕs red blindstamped morocco with central paper onlay. Illuminated in gold and color with elaborate chromolithographed borders and three full-page miniatures by John Brandard after manuscripts in the British Museum. Cundall published several more small illuminated books, including The Creed, The LordÕs Prayer and the Ten Commandments, 1848, and Words of Truth and Widsom, both chromolithographed by F. This was A Booke of Christmas Carols, consisting of thirty-two pages drawn and lithographed by John Brandard (1812-63), who specialized in music covers, and color-printed by Hanhart the text was overprinted, in Old Face, by Whittingham at the Chiswick PressÉIt was issued in a variety of decorative bindings, by Edmonds & Remnants, including embossed and color-printed white paper on boards, in the French Romantic style, a blue or red and gold flock paper, and gold-blocked red cloth or leater. In Victorian Book Design, McLean writes, ÒIn 1845, a notable example of illuminated printing was published by Joseph Cundall. Edge wear to some pages, with small closed tears and chips, no loss to text or images. The occasional pencil note to the plates. Internally, generally firmly bound, some pages and plates are detached but present, with some others working loose. Small crack to the head of the spine, lifting a little. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Externally, boards and spine are rubbed with some spots and small tide marks. In a quarter morocco binding with paper to the boards. A wonderful look into the history of book production, focusing on a period of time when it took more time and care to produce books.Drawn and engraved by Henry Shaw.Written by Frederic Madden. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour title page, one colour folding plate, and fifty-eight colour plates.Collated, complete.A beautiful in-depth study into the illuminated ornaments in early manuscripts and printed books dating from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. A first edition copy of Henry Shaw's look into the illuminated ornaments of medieval books, illustrated with beautiful colour plates throughout. I cropped close, with loss of a few letters at the captions. Small abrasions and rubbing to a few corners spines a touch faded light-toned foxing/spotting, mostly in vols. Bindings are tight and solid and handled with ease. "It is perhaps the most lavish of all Dibdin's works and the best printed" (Jackson, p. "From the information which it contains, and the splendor of the decorations and printing, it will ever be considered as a model of excellence and good taste in typography and the arts" (Lowndes, p. With numerous prints, linecuts, woodcuts and engravings printed within the text. Thirty-seven of 38 plates called for are present the Presentation in the Temple plate, not ready at publication and included in only a few copies is, as is the case in most copies, not present here. ![]() illustrated half-titles 8vo later tan polished calf over boards, four raised bands, gilt titles on spines, marbled endpapers, speckled text block edges.
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