Prior to his time spent in alaska, kent lived and painted on monhegan island off the coast of maine, and in newfoundland. The fullcolor rockwell kent dust jacket is rubbed and dusty at all edges, has a clean internally mended split partly up one fold, but price. The decameron of giovanni boccacci 2 vol set signed by rockwell kent. Beautiful art deco illustrations throughout by rockwell kent. Rockwell kent a birthday book signed limited edition first edition 1931. Written and illustrated by rockwell kent american, tarrytown, new york 18821971 plattsburgh. Octavo, original black cloth, mounted cover illustration, printed paper spine label. See all books authored by rockwell kent, including wilderness. Fullpage gray and cream illustrations on each page tell a story of fairy godmothers, designed to be dedicated to a newborn. Rockwell kent, first edition, signed, random house abebooks. Wilderness, a journal of quiet adventure in alaska language. Some wear to tips, else a very good copy, without the plastic wrapper. Check out ken sanderss antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1930 rockwell kentillustrated. Bound in silk decorated with kent illustrations, and with silk doublures and endleaves.
Signed limited first edition, number 989 of 1850 beautifully illustrated copies made by the pynson printers and signed by. A journal of quiet adventure in alaskaincluding extensive hitherto unpublished passages from the original journal, and n by e, and more on. First published in 1941, a northern christmas is rockwell kent s uplifting account of the 1918 christmas he spent with his 9year old son in a oneroom, mosscaulked log cabin on a remote alaskan island. Black and white frontispiece and introduction by kent copies on abebooks copies on ebay. Lawrence university canton, ny 617 ody library 315 2295451 science library 315 2295400 richard f. The prints of rockwell kent landau traveling exhibitions. Twopage rockwell kent letter to horace traubel of camden, new jersey. As a young child, he lived a gilded life, moving from one beautifully appointed house to another. Art works by rockwell kent childs gallery our location. Rockwell kent 1872 1971 is perhaps best known for his illustrations for the complete works of william shakespeare and moby dick. As a young child, he lived a gilded life, moving from one beautifully appointed house to.
Printed and illustrated cloth covers with silk moire endpapers. In his mid40s he moved to an adirondack farmstead that he called asgaard where he lived and painted until his death. He lived much of his early life in and around new york city, where he attended the horace mann school. Thirtyone albums of original prints of photographs, representing kent s personal archive of images of his excursions to greenland, alaska, denmark, puerto rico, the american southwest, monhegan island, of his honeymoon in new hampshire and of his home, asgaard by kent, rockwell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Receive notification of new arrivals in your topics of interest. Signed limited first edition, number 989 of 1850 beautifully illustrated copies. Rockwell kent was born into a wealthy family in tarrytown, new york, on june 1, 1882. But what we have here today is the first rockwell kent illustrated edition of mobydick, the most famously illustrated edition of mobydick of all time, and it was issued in 1930. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Born in tarrytown, new york, rockwell kent attended the columbia university school of architecture. Canterbury tales first edition chaucer bauman rare books. Rockwell kent is currently considered a single author. A birthday book signed limited edition rockwell kent.
Rockwell kent was born june 21, 1882, in tarrytown heights, new york. His 1971 obituary, written by alden whitman for the new york times, characterized him as having a stern appearance, his manner gentle and humorous. Rockwell kent s most popular book is mobydick or, the whale. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A draft of the beasts, signed at the top in black ink as the author, by rockwell kent.
Rockwell kent rare books and first editions at bauman rare books. Blue and whit illustrated cloth boards with red lettering. The landfall trust commissioned newfoundland artist and wood carver vince jones to carve a replica of the wooden figurehead that kent installed at the cottage in 1914 see newfoundland home, top of page. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Rockwell kent has 57 books on goodreads with 4015 ratings. Home henry toledano bookseller a birthday book a birthday book by kent, rockwell condition. Nemec, the largest assemblage of rockwell kent prints in the world. On saturday, june 21, rockwell kent s birthday, the figurehead left was unveiled at the cottage. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Number 3 of 1850 by the pynson press, all signed by rockwell kent. Kittredge described it as, the greatest book done in this generation, and said. Of this book, there were made for random house, new york, nine hundred and fifty numbered copies, with eight lithographs by rockwell kent this being number 421. A birthday book by rockwell kent kent, rockwell american. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. There are illustrations for many books, including moby dick, beowulf, the canterbury tales. Quarto, original pictorial cloth, silk endpapers, uncut. There he developed a love for cold, northern climates, fjords, and the isolation of island life.
Lot of 6 rockwell kent hcdj books, some first edition. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Rockwell kent books list of books by author rockwell kent. For information about the rockwell kent gallery, please contact the plattsburgh state art museum. A birthday book by rockwell kent kent, rockwell american artists. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. The rockwell kent 18821971 illustrations are my favourite. A predictable result of this second event was a scornful reception unparalleled since kent s scuffle with.
Random house publisher and printed by pynson printers signature. A birthday book by rockwell kent signed first edition. Kent also created the random house that, despite revision throughout the years, has been the colophon of that company since its inception in 1928. Vintage 1948 greeting birthday card risque woman shower pop up novo laugh unused. Rockwell kent pegasus book plate antioch bookplate co. Dan burne jones, books illustrated by rockwell kent, pp. While there, he enrolled in night and summer classes at several art. One of 1850 numbered copies, printed by the pynson printers, and signed by kent. University press of new england, united states, 1998. Little can be said about the explosion of twentieth century american book arts without reference to rockwell kent, whose prints, woodcuts.
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