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The Care and Traning of Your Pet R̶o̶c̶k̶ Book
lguarinoglsp After pondering and speculating about The First of May it’s time to think about what kind of life this book had. The binding of the copy Wesleyan has seems in pretty good shape — even though there are a few scratches on the leather cover and acidic (?) spots in most of the pages. According … Read more
The thing about books is that they can have a fascinating multitude of uses and functions. In my previous post, I’ve suggested that The First of May format contributes to the feeling of actually watching a play — which will be discussed here. All 52 panels of the book have word and image designed to … Read more
Mise-en-page The First of May is nothing like your everyday book. It is not portable (in fact I can only imagine this book being used on a table). Each right page has a photogravure where the text sits inside a frame within a decorated frame. The left side of the page is always blank. Leaf … Read more
Wise, John R. and Walter Crane. The First of May: a Fairy Masque. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1881. I have to be honest I’m not familiar with the work of John R. Wise or Walter Crane. But as an artist myself the illustrations inside this book (every page has an engraving) was the reason … Read more