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Paris?, c.1660. Illuminated manuscript on recto only of a single vellum leaf (195 x 271 mm) written out by Gilles Rousselet in black, red and gold ink, title in a cartouche, historiated initial P, initials in red outlined gilt and red and a tailpiece in gold and colours, all within a ruled red and gilt border.Mounted and bound by Riviere and Son as a folio in full dark blue goatskin, with gilt double fillet border, spine in compartments with gilt fillets, gilt lettering, turn-ins tooled with gilt rolls, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Housed in a half red morocco chemise with marbled paper sides, lined in felt.||A remarkable and exquisite manuscript of The Lord’s Prayer by the great French calligrapher Gilles Rousselet (1610-1686). He worked as calligrapher, engraver and printer-publisher at the Imprimerie Royale from 1642 to 1648 and as Graveur du Roi he reproduced 14 of the great Masters in the Royal collection. He was one of the most skilled engravers and calligraphers of the 17th…
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L'Oraison Dominicale.
by ROUSSELET, Gilles, calligrapher.
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Sayings of Uncle Eben.
by JOHNSON, Philander Chase. CHANDLEE, Will H.
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Washington: Bauble Publishing Co, Finished for the binder Nov., 1896. 26 illustrations by Will Chandlee including one full length portrait of Uncle Eben printed in brown which is repeated on the upper cover. Seen through the Presses by Will A. Page at his printing shop, no. 937 Washington, District of Columbia. Title printed in red and black. Pp. 88 12mo., original red patterned cloth backed printed paper covered boards, lettering in gilt on upper cover. Some mild dampstaining to the edges of the paper covered boards, rubbing and one gathering slightly starting but still a good, strong untrimmed copy.||A rather charmingly rustic printing and binding, with amateur inking and rather off kilter printing of the red letters on the title page.Many of the ‘sayings’ originally appeared in the Washington Evening Star with Johnson’s take on African American Vernacular English. Johnson was a long time staff member at the Star and was also a noted lyricist and poet. He was a humourist and is famous for his…
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