Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st November 1881, Edition 1 of 1, Page 973, , ,88! The Publishers' Circular 973 — • ...

HENRY SOTHERAN & CO ., PUBLISHERS . MAGNIFICENT ART-WORK BY WALTER CRANE . In handsome Portfolio , designed and also decorated by him . THE FIRST OF MAY : ' A FAIRY MASQUE Illustrated by Fifty-seven Designs , printed by Photo-Gravure Process , in exact Facsimile of the Original Drawings . I By Mr . WALTER CRANE . PEOOF each IMPRESSION copy numbered , and ' S signed ON" by IND the Artist IA PAPEE , price £ ( J . ( onl 6 s . y 300 printed ) , size 18 by 15 inches , A few cop printed ies only ) , size of 23 the J b FIRST y 17 inches PRO , price O £ FS 10 . ON 10 s . are INDIA now left PAPE undisposed R ( of of . which but 200 were % * Immediate application for these latter is therefore recommended . I o ^ iusrxonsrs o : f t i 3 : : e : p : r ,: ess . ¦ ¦ I I tobear «« The on his Ffrst " Fairy of May Masque " is in . " its It cwn has way all a the masterpiece well-known . Mr m . ark Crane s of has his broug genius ht , and all his is full graceful of quaintness and plftasant , grace fan , and cies ¦ ¦ I I everythin whimsical g fancy with . life It , from is rich , the in lovely sunny Angelica landscapes , the , purling Fairy brooks Queen , , her and dainty shady elves groves , and . The g-ossamer artist's -winged pencil wood seems -nymphs to inspire , to ¦ II I li the gtot birds and and shadow leasts have which been are excellently scattered preserved so profusely by the over Goupi the l proce pages ss . , and . . the . The engravings softness have of tone almost and the the appearance variety of ¦ I of the original . *—Pai / l Mall Gazette . I I It is "' unique The First in character of May , " unsurpassed is a grand art and -work unsurpassable , and bids fair in to beauty be the , and book one not of only the most of this exquisite but many and another choice th se at ason an . II I artist beauty -mind " that could will conceive be " a joy , or for enlightened ever "—to and those liberal who - are minded fortunate publish enough ers carry to secure out . It copies will . be These a treasure should —** be a thing at once of ¦ 1 II applied ? " The for . ' First —The of Reliquary May " is very . elaborate , and cannot fail to impress those who see it with a deep sense of the untiring I II ] appl to be ication in anything of the from artist Mr . . There Crane is 's much pencil . fancy The , humour work , which , and is grace issued in in the portfolio drawings form —as , , will indeed make , there a very could handsome scarcely and fail ¦ I agreeable present . '—Thk Graphic . ¦ I children '" The , are First delightful of May . " What is a work could full be of prettier tender than feeling the and little perfect group in around composition the maypole . The , No artist . III 's ., sm or aller the figures busy elves , his animal making , half " the -hum spring an creature ' s green , wave which break , though o ' er somewhat the fields " sparingly ? And how , he has successful introduced , too , he ; two is in groups his delineation on sheet XXXVIII of the half . are - not unworthy of Wilhelm von Kaulbach or of Grandville . *—Academy . ONLY JUST COMPLETED . I THE HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE . I By JOHN EDWIN CTTSSANS . H the This shelves work beside , ranging such in in size all -with important the highest libraries class , gives of County the result Histori of es many , and years claiming of earnest a position labour on . H and Comp directors lete copies of have Institutions not been as in the hands not have of subscribers secured for any the length Adver of tisers time , would and to such gentlemen immediate application on their part . The may small edition printed ( cop 350 small and 75 large paper ) urge is in itself a H guarantee mto . It Each which is com Part that the prised contains County the work in eight is about will divided parts eventu 350 , with , eac ally h separate b containing and ecome is Pagi both the n scarce ation in comp the , Title and le most te valuable H , and istory careful Index . manner one . of t on he fine kight hundbed . s profusio The n Illustra of smaller tions Engra comprise vings pages , many on Wood printed full of -page Objects Plates of Interest on Steel in y and the on County paper Stone , and , a w m A for rms the of firs the t Principa time printed l Lando . wners , together with elaborate Pedigrees ( 126 in all ) , ^ graphical 'Altoget her literature , ' as remarked . ' by a writer in the Art Journal , the work is a valuable addition to our I H I th eh ort ^ 88 time J ^ ai ! - ai ¦? only a g SOTKE unsubscribed offer RAISJ the work " have cop at i the es the ( p both leasure following small of considerably announcing and large paper th reduced eir ) purch , an pric d ase for es . of a I JJ fnii 1 Published ^ ere are price so few . copies for sale , the work will , no doubt , revert to its ^ Work at sixteen , complete guineas in in , o Ei nly ^ ht £ 1 Parts 0 . 10 s , . imperial ; or , half 4 to . r , as co , issued £ 12 . 12 s . Subscribers I ^ thirty v ^ Per -two Copies guineas Eigh , only t Parts £ 21 , or imperial , half morocco folio , as , £ 24 issued . to Subscribers at ; I . HENRY SOTHERAN & CO . ^^ JJ ^^ - ^ illy ; 136 Strand ; 77 and 78 Queen Street , City . Manchester : 49 Cross Street . ( 579 ) ¦ ' ¦¦¦•¦¦ i . i ..- - —¦¦ - ¦¦ . ii ¦! M . ¦¦¦ — -. i « ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ t ¦_ i j ¦ ¦ i - 1 . . . i i i . i i - " ' ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ H — i

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