Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Nicholson, William, 1872-1949

Title:

An almanac & London types.

Alternate Title(s):

London types

Published / Created:

Physical Description:

1 case ([34] sheets) : illustrations ; 45 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2021 6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Spine title.

"All the subjects are printed from the original woodblocks, with the exception of [4 prints] for which the woodblocks are missing, and which were printed from line blocks made from Nicholson's hand-printed portfolio edition of London types"--Page [3] of accompanying booklet.

Without the verses accompanying the original editions, by Rudyard Kipling (1st work)--and W.E. Henley (2nd work).

Both works originally published in lithographic facsimile after hand-colored impressions from the original blocks: London : William Heinemann, 1898.

"William Nicholson's An almanac of twelve sports and London types: an introduction to the reprint from the original woodblocks," by Edward Craig (12 p. : ill. ; 33 cm.)--laid in.

BAC: British Art Center copy is unnumbered.

Contents:

An almanac of twelve sports -- London types -- Unused versions.

Subject Terms:

Sports in art. | British in art. | British -- England -- London -- Pictorial works. | National characteristics, English -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Contributors:

Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949. London types. | Carrick, Edward, 1905–1998. William Nicholson's An almanac of twelve sports and London types. | Whittington Press, publisher.