English book-illustration of to-day; appreciations of the work of living English illustrators, with lists of their books (1903)
Sketchley, R. E. D. (Rose Esther Dorothea), b. 1875 · London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner and co., ltd. · leaf 44
gard for the unityof the page, for harmony between type and de-coration, of the universal truth in all fine book-making. Only at times, Birmingham work seemsrather heavy in spirit, rather too rigid for develop-ment. Still, judging by results, a code that wouldappear to be against individual… … FROM MR. GASKIN S * HANS ANDERSEN.PV LEAVE OF MR, GEORGE ALLEN, 12 ENGLISH BOOK-ILLUSTRATION have illustrated childrens books. Their quaint andnaive fancy has there, at times, produced a por-tentous embodiment of the old-fashioned childof li(5tion. Mr. Gere, though he has done…
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