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Hard cover 4to, in buff colored cloth with JMK designed cover illustration of a cityscape blocked in black and red to front board, signed in the illustration, the spine with titles in gold and vignette of a signpost. Color frontispiece and decorated title page in black and yellow, plus 3 additional titled color printed full page illustrations laid in on green card. (4 in all.) Numerous line drawings of plans, and vignette illustrations within the text, as well as a number of collotype? photographs of the finished projects. 154 [155]pp. First Edition of October, 1917, (see ref. below). ** CONDITION: Very Good. Lacking dust jacket and slipcase. Moderate wear and soiling to boards, as seen. A bit of bubbling to cloth on both boards. One lower front corner bumped. Minor crimping to head and foot of spine. Inside, rear hinge cracked. Foxing to prelims. Moderately age toned. Photograph pages more prone to over opening or just less securely fixed in production. The 4 tipped in JMK color illustrations on card are clean, bright and unmarked. Now in mylar protector.**This is a delightful, inspirational craft book meant for children (or the crafty adult) with the letter-press, cover design and illustrations by the influential Glasgow graphic artist and teacher, JESSIE M. KING, who designed books, fabric, jewelry, pottery and more in a distinctive Art Nouveau style which remains highly collectible today. This bookseller is very tempted to utilize the various plans either in the intended cardboard and "materials to be had," or perhaps in gingerbread for a uniquely King-inspired holiday village display. (What a great excuse to break out the craft supplies!) King published few written works, leaving those communications to her husband, the artist E.A. Taylor, so this is a rarity in that regard. Her spirit-guide in this semi-autobiographical story of creativity is called The White Woman, imagined in a "waking dream" of the little girl Miriam.**REF: C. White, A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King (2007) B132., and p.88. (AMJ)
Ref: KING 9784
$195.00