. Modern book-bindings & their designers. lfcS>UbAWniM*; CtlMHii. 1 • , \ ,•«? \f-ii 31 • J .11 ^V*=?*~A;*>.,;«! HSHBi hesigned by i>. s. maccoli. executed by miss e. m. maccoll34 definition does not preclude the application ofvery genuine and admirable art to uses whichassume the nature of advertisements, serving,as we haYe already said, to attract the pur-chaser of the volume by a vigorous impres-sionistic hint of its contents. The cover ofWilliam Nicholsons London Types reproducesone of the most effective of his clever colour-prints (to use the phrase without too accurate
. Modern book-bindings & their designers. lfcS>UbAWniM*; CtlMHii. 1 • , \ ,•«? \f-ii 31 • J .11 ^V*=?*~A;*>.,;«! HSHBi hesigned by i>. s. maccoli. executed by miss e. m. maccoll34 definition does not preclude the application ofvery genuine and admirable art to uses whichassume the nature of advertisements, serving,as we haYe already said, to attract the pur-chaser of the volume by a vigorous impres-sionistic hint of its contents. The cover ofWilliam Nicholsons London Types reproducesone of the most effective of his clever colour-prints (to use the phrase without too accurateintention) which form the suljstance of thebook, and are aptl)- illustrated by thequatrains of ^\. E. Henley ; one of themost loyal of Londons sons. This cover,so thoroughly efficient for the purpose it ismeant to serve, shows us perhaps the bestthat can be done with art of this unique andlimited kind. On a smaller scale, and withmore traces of the Japanese in compositionand colouring, are tlie charmingly piquantlittle covers by J. Hassall for Two LittleLv-iciids
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