Artistic Crafts Series: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering, Edward Johnston, First Edition conte crayon with red inside the mouth

with red inside the mouth as the perfect final touch

which is invariably full of fine and unusual things

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terrific checkerboard texture around its upper half

there is no real distinction at this point between masks made to be used in dances and those sold to tourists

Artistic Crafts Series: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering, Edward Johnston, First Edition conte crayon with red inside the mouthThis is a rare first edition copy of "The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering," by Edward Johnston. The 510 page volume includes frontispiece, 24 collotype plates, 8 plates in red and black, and 220 figures in text, plus 10 pages of advertisements at the end. Published by John Hogg, London, 1906. This is a beautifully produced book and a classic one for anyone interested in calligraphy, lettering,