1930s Illustrated Octavo, Alphaeus P. Cole's Timothy Cole: Wood-Engraver - 1 Book

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Cole, Alphaeus P. et al. Timothy Cole: Wood-Engraver.

New York: The Pioneer Associates, 1935. First edition, signed by Alphaeus and … Read more Cole, Alphaeus P. et al. Timothy Cole: Wood-Engraver.

New York: The Pioneer Associates, 1935. First edition, signed by Alphaeus and Margaret Cole on the dedication page, limitation #616 of 750 copies. 8vo; 172 pp. Blue boards, slightly sunned spine with wear at extremities, illustrated with 20 wood-engraved plates. Designed by D.B. Updike. Very good +.

Cole once stated, "the engraving is nothing, absolutely nothing… It is the reproduction of the original alone that concerns me… [The engraver] must not speak his own words, nor do his own works, nor think his own thoughts, but must be the organ through which the mind of the artist speaks.” See less