Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 16th May 1881, Edition 1 of 1, Page 404, 4o4 The Publishers' Circular May 16, ^

H . SOTHERAN & GO / SjTOE-ART PUBLICATIONS . MAGNIFICENT POETICO-PICTORIAL WORK BY WALTER CRANE . ' THE FIRST OF MAY : ' A FAIRY MASQUE . Illustrated by 57 Designs , from Original Drawings by Mr . WALTER CRANE . faithfulness The process and exquisite adopted has softness been , but the Photo hitherto -Oravure comparati of Messrs vely unknown . Q-oupil & to Co the ., one general well p known ublic ; to the artists process for , ho its wever absolute , has is ne re ver produced been tried in hatmony on so large with a soale the for tones book of the illustration drawing , till so the that present the two occasion form one . It picture has bee . n a perfect success ; the Text whic N h o each description of the characters would realise , human the variety and semi of -human the subjects , is drawn and the and wide individualised range of Mr . . Crane Men , ' s women pencil ; , nor boys the , girls felicity , fairies with , sc demons ene of , the elves masque , imps , . be All asts is , bi May rds , and and Fairyland even insects . , all figure before us—singing , dancing , flying , joyous or sad , in each varied Poetry landscapes and fancy of country , pathos , for and e 3 humour t , or rive , r meet scenery us on , or every else in page frescoes . The and whole arabesques of these of scenes exquisite , too > , beauty are presented . either in The The Edition work for , consisting sale is strictly of 57 limited Plates , to is issued 500 Copies in a handsome on India paper portfolio , viz , .: D — esigned and alsa Decorated by Mr . CRANE . 200 FIRST PROOFS , on India Paper of the finest quality , size 23 i by 17 inches , price £ 10 . 10 s . * * * As the orders for this state have come in very readily , intending Subscribers are recommended to make application for them before the price is raised . 300 SECOND PROOFS , also price on India £ 6 . 6 s Paper . , size 18 by 15 inches , signed As by a guarantee the Artist that . The no right more is Copies reserved on India to raise Paper the prices than those when now three offer -fourths ed wi of ll the be produced number have , each been is numbered subscribed and for . * * * A selection of the original Drawings by Mr . Crane are now on view at the Publishers , ECCLESIASTICAL EMBROIDERY . An entirely New Work , price £ 2 . 2 s . nett , most elegantly bound , DRAWINGS OF ANCIENT EMBROIDERY . Thirty Specimens First Sty of le great of Chromo beauty -lithograp and interest hy . , Selected Edited b by y W Mrs . BUTTERFIELD . MAEY BARBER , Esq , ., & Architect nd Executed . in A very limited number still unsubscribed for . I and the * Mrs book . Barber is a ' beautiful s work as one a copyist , of unusual deserves historical high prai CRITI and . se artistic ; CAL colour NO value and TICES . texture 3 — . Saturday are wonderfully Review . well rendered in her plates , j I l fi ull nest of ' The qualities hints re are . To of some decorative the remarkably archeeologist design fine it . has bits It is a of one value decorative which without any work any decorator in drawback the or book worker /— , incl Buildeh in uding embroidery . admirable may examples be gUd of to some have . of It the is from * So such pai ill nstaking ustration was . The the book author is that one of the the method handsomest of working , most is interesting admirably , shown and , in , and these it iu days quite of pra decora cticable tive to revival work , most useful which the season has produced . '—G-iiafhic . NEW EDITION . In 1 handsome vol . imperial 8 vo . price £ 2 . 2 s . nett , elegantly bound . THE KERAMIG ART OF JAPAN . By G . A . AUDSLEY and J . Jb . BOWES . high additions of which This finish , is New bringing . now And Edition all the but the Tex is exhausted information in t also a condensed , though ) ; up but to and less the date diffuse Plates more . It compact , , contains though folly describes necessarily form upwards than all of , the reduced the thirty Plates original Oliromo in which size one , - illustrate are , lithograpbe in e 2 xecuted vols the . folio Autotypes Work with ( the equal ; but whole , and beauty it i ^ Edi Pbo clu tion ww ( Jw ^ - lithographs ; and a greater number than before of Marks and Monograms are included in the Texb . issued —we Oh announce by Ware Messrs and it . Honry warily Oh Ware Sotheran as you !—Oh may , & and Co bo such . already Any ware collector aware too Fro I m yourself PUNCH Nowhere of plates — > than April is will there in 2 find the . to book be twenty Been of " any in The the ware Keramic Two more -Guinea Art splendidly of edition Japan represented , " Biipcrwfl recent ftI y coloured as praise a beautifull . ' A , which FEW y ilL though us COPIE tratod they book may S of OJF he reference 1 torn THE from , is OJELIGINAXm him as useful by force as , it are EDITION is warranted ornamental not , a to nd 2 break to vote say . folio " thi The s is Keram to still speak io be Art volumes had of . P in ! » L » , , , may Price , in half-morocco extra , £ 16 . ; or full-morocco extra £ 16 16 * . , H . SOTHERAN & CoTFine-Art Publishers , 36 Piccadilly , London . J 246 )^

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