Wednesday, April 7, 2010

MASTER OF THE BURIN: THE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS OF JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT, 1897-1954 (PART 2)

The Stols-JBW relationship was a fruitful one. Between 1930 and 1940, Halcyon Press published over a dozen books illustrated by JBW. The eighth book for Halcyon was Poe's The Masque of the Red Death, with JBW completing the engravings at his studio in Buttes Chaumont, Paris. Later he and his wife Mary would move to 9 bis rue de Valence in the Latin Quarter; their residence until the outbreak of World War II. It was an ideal apartment, having a separate room for a work-space and an abundance of northern light by which he could work.
Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales. Maastricht: Halcyon Press, 1932. Special PS 2612 A1 1932.


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3 comments:

  1. ACravanApril 10, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    Layout poor Inexpert. Never leave a boy to do a man's work. Thissss (hiss intentional) unattractive presentation will be cured anon, but not anonymously. A batman deserves credit.

    ACravan's Batman

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  2. WillMay 5, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    A collector shared on my blog scans from Buckland Wright's first book, The Sphinx.

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  3. ACravanMay 5, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    Will,

    Thanks so much for sharing this. It's extremely kind of you. This is great.

    Curtis

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