Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Nicholson, William, 1872-1949

Title:

An almanac of twelve sports / by William Nicholson ; words by Rudyard Kipling.

Published / Created:

London : Published by William Heinemann, 1898.

Physical Description:

[17] leaves, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 44 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2011 96
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

The deluxe edition, with woodcuts printed from the original blocks. Each woodcut is mounted on card, hand-colored by Nicholson, and signed by him in black ink. The woodcuts and leaves of verse were issued unbound, in a vellum portfolio bearing an additional illustration by Nicholson on the front cover.

Livingston, F.V.M. Bibliography of the works of Rudyard Kipling, 145, note

Campbell, C. William Nicholson: the graphic work, 33a

Richards, D.A. Rudyard Kipling: a bibliography, A105

BAC Folio A 2011 96: Unbound, in vellum portfolio, as issued.

An album of twelve woodcuts by William Nicholson, accompanied by verse by Rudyard Kipling, with a calendar for 1898.

Contents:

Woodcuts (titles from Campbell): Hunting (January) -- Coursing (February) -- Racing (March) -- Boating (April) -- Fishing (May) -- Cricket (June) -- Archery (July) -- Coaching (August) -- Shooting (September) -- Golf (October) -- Boxing (November) -- Skating (December).

Subject Terms:

Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949. Almanac of twelve sports. | Sports -- Juvenile poetry. | Outdoor recreation -- Juvenile poetry.

Form/Genre:

Woodcuts. | Hand coloring.

Contributors:

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936, author. | Heinemann, William, 1863–1920, publisher.