. Modern book-bindings & their designers. of Talwni Morris it greets us yet use cjf It m TJie Admiralty House is veryingenious, if not quite i)leasing,—whether set upona wicket at the back of the book, or on a pikestaffin the front of it. The proportions of the designare beautiful, the lines delicate and strong ; and ifthe grouped dots are a little superfluous, the daintyaftectation oi the signature, or cryptic mark, ofthe designer is ver)- pardonable, and, indeed, inkeeping with his style. The cover for Her Friendand Mine has probabh lost something, both in thefirst and in the secon
. Modern book-bindings & their designers. of Talwni Morris it greets us yet use cjf It m TJie Admiralty House is veryingenious, if not quite i)leasing,—whether set upona wicket at the back of the book, or on a pikestaffin the front of it. The proportions of the designare beautiful, the lines delicate and strong ; and ifthe grouped dots are a little superfluous, the daintyaftectation oi the signature, or cryptic mark, ofthe designer is ver)- pardonable, and, indeed, inkeeping with his style. The cover for Her Friendand Mine has probabh lost something, both in thefirst and in the second reiiroduction. The lettering,both in this and in Tlie .-Idmira/tv House is excellentin character, in proi)ortion, and in suitability to thenature of the design. The use of italics—so veryrarely harmonious with a conventional decoration—is agreeabl)-and skilfull)managed in The EaglesNest. In the volume on Gladstone the end coveris more restful and satisfying than the front; whilethe back affords, as it should do, a good resume of.
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