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19259741925. Etching on antique cream laid paper 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches 201 x 130 mm full margins. Edition of 150. Printed by Federick Reynolds. Signed and dated in pencil lower right. Arms was assisted in the completion of this plate by Kerr Eby. In very good condition with minor toning otherwise no visible defects to the sheet archival paper tape hinge at the top sheet edge affixed at the verso. <br /> Fletcher 169 <br /> Illustrated: Page 86 Arms Dorothy Noyes "Hilltowns and Cities of Northern Italy. unknown
192623181926. Etching with drypoint on watermarked FJ Head & Co. handmade laid paper 10 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches 272 x 252 mm; sheet 18 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches 461 x 360 mm full margins. A trial proof aside from the regular edition of 100. Signed dated inscribed "I" in pencil in the lower margin. From the small batch of impressions printed by Frederick Reynolds. With both the artist's moniker ink stamp and the Collection John Taylor Arms ink stamp both in black ink in the lower margin. There is also a New York Public Library accession number in the lower right as well as a pencil inscription indicating that the print was once in the Eddie Welch Estate collection 1975. Small loss at the top-left sheet edge well outside of the image area otherwise in excellent condition. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 181. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
19315001931. Etching on antique cream laid paper 10 x 14 13/16 inches 254 x 377 mm full margins. Signed in pencil and inscribed "Ed. 100" from a total edition of 128. Third state of three. Number 22 from the Italian Series. In good condition with scattered light surface soiling and archival paper tape hinges at the top right and left corners verso. A beautiful impression of this extremely scarce image. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 238iii/III<br /> Illustrated: Page 138 Arms Dorothy Noyes "Hilltowns and Cities of Northern Italy.". Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
19307841930. Etching and drypoint on antique cream laid paper 12 3/8 x 6 9/16 inches 315 x 167 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "Edition 100" in pencil lower margin. In very good condition with minor marginal toning and several very small edge losses along the left sheet edge including a loss at the extreme top-right corner well outside of image area. An excellent impression with good inking on 19th century paper which was hand-chosen by the artist.<br /> <br /> Fletcher 227<br /> <br /> Italian Series #15<br /> Illustrated p. 170 in Dorothy Noyes Arms Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953.<br /> <br /> Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
199214829JNew York: Interview Inc May 1992. Laid in is a Typed Letter Signed from Richard Avedon to model & actress Brooke Shields dated April 22 1992 thanking her for Shield’s birthday tribute on page 72 of this magazine. Written on Avedon’s printed stationery “Dear Brooke in Avedon’s hand What a wonderful tribute to us in Interview by you and so beautifully written. then again in Avedon’s hand Really Thanks Dick.†The handwritten parts are very large and flamboyantly written. Both Shields and Avedon shared the month of May for their birthdays. Shield writes in the magazine with side by side portraits of them in part “.One of my best birthday parties was at Richard Avedon’s studio. I wish I had the Polariods. It was just Ariella the makeup artist Polly Mellen and Avedon - the group I grew up with. I could smell the Chinese food from the dressing room: chicken and pine nuts crispy shrimp with sugarcoated walnuts. I came out in a robe with a full face of make-up and there were the usual big blue seltzer bottles with silver pumps on the table and lots of nuts and raisins. And then they surprised me with a cake and champagne. It was really fun like a true birthday party. However I was underage so it was “just one sip for you.’ Twenty minutes later Dick was saying ‘Allright fun is over. Back to work.†When Dick walks into a room with his hair like Einstein’s and plays with his glasses a lot of people are intimidated. And he doesn’t like it if anybody else is around or speaking. But when he works he is so creative so sensitive. He hides behind the camera. It almost becomes a dance. There is a mutual vulnerability and a moment of fusion when he clicks the shutter. You either get it or you don’t.†Interview Inc unknown books
199214829JNew York: Interview Inc May 1992. Laid in is a Typed Letter Signed from Richard Avedon to model & actress Brooke Shields dated April 22 1992 thanking her for Shield’s birthday tribute on page 72 of this magazine. Written on Avedon’s printed stationery “Dear Brooke in Avedon’s hand What a wonderful tribute to us in Interview by you and so beautifully written. then again in Avedon’s hand Really Thanks Dick.†The handwritten parts are very large and flamboyantly written. Both Shields and Avedon shared the month of May for their birthdays. Shield writes in the magazine with side by side portraits of them in part “.One of my best birthday parties was at Richard Avedon’s studio. I wish I had the Polariods. It was just Ariella the makeup artist Polly Mellen and Avedon - the group I grew up with. I could smell the Chinese food from the dressing room: chicken and pine nuts crispy shrimp with sugarcoated walnuts. I came out in a robe with a full face of make-up and there were the usual big blue seltzer bottles with silver pumps on the table and lots of nuts and raisins. And then they surprised me with a cake and champagne. It was really fun like a true birthday party. However I was underage so it was “just one sip for you.’ Twenty minutes later Dick was saying ‘Allright fun is over. Back to work.†When Dick walks into a room with his hair like Einstein’s and plays with his glasses a lot of people are intimidated. And he doesn’t like it if anybody else is around or speaking. But when he works he is so creative so sensitive. He hides behind the camera. It almost becomes a dance. There is a mutual vulnerability and a moment of fusion when he clicks the shutter. You either get it or you don’t.†Interview Inc unknown
1926138861926. Arms John Taylor. Arms John Taylor. ARCH OF THE CONCA PERUGIA. Etching 1926. 10 1/4" x 14 5/8 plus margins. Framed to 18 x 22 inches. Signed in pencil and annotated "Trial Proof No. 6"; only state. Fletcher 175. There were 12 trial proofs and an edition of 100. Printed by Frederick Reynolds. In excellent condition. Number 4 of the Italian Series and one of Arms' "Preferred" plates. Dorothy Noyes Arms Hill Towns of Northern Italy Macmillan 1930 P. 70. unknown
1930194London: Henry Carling 1930. Etching on cream laid paper 1930. 7 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches 190 x 970 mm full margins. Signed and inscribed "Edition 100" of a total of 101 in pencil lower margin. In very good condition with minor surface soiling from handling no visible defects. Plate #17 from The Italian Series. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 230 ii. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. Henry Carling unknown
1927103341927. Arms John Taylor. Arms John Taylor. ROCAMADOUR. Etching 1927; Fletcher 186; 13 3/4 x 9 5/8; signed titled and annotated "II" for Second State;" edition 100 in this state of a total edition of 150. This is #10 of the French Church Series. In excellent condition and nicely framed. The Calvary church at Rocamadour in the Auvergne was "perhaps the greatest pilgrimage spot of the twelfth cantury." The town is built vertically into the hillside. When John and Dorothy Arms visited the church "it was first necessary to go into our hotel by the front door climb three flights of stairs and go out by the roof.past a little garden.then on to the winding path which leads from one Station of the Cross to another." Dorothy Noyes Arms Churches of France Macmillan 1929 Pp 103-106. unknown
191025923<p>Epworth Press London 1910 HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET GOOD/GOOD- AS-IS Condition NOJACKET Undated But Early around 1910. Internally light Wear Rub Foxing & some soil . Purple Cloth Cover of Alice Standing with Wavy Hair Wearing Blue Dress Light Brown Belt & Long Blue Socks & Black Slippers. Holding Baby who had turned into a Pig Lying on its Back in her Arms. hardcover Small Color combination on Spine Cvr with Strange Animal Standing spine Cvr with light rub Wear 5 X 7 34 in. with leading page edges untrimmed Red cloth-bound boards with colour illustration to spine and another to front cover Alice with baby who turned into a pig and full-colour plate as frontis illustration. Many line illustrations throughout text. Corners and spine ends no longer firm. 3 internal drawings 'coloured-in' with colour pencil. Stain to top margin on page 96-7 not effecting legibility. Book in GOOD- condition 202 pages. NO ADS IN BACK. Front Corner Cvr Ding .Previous owner's name and date of 1922 inside front cover "M Allen 24-5-22" . 3 Internal drawings 'coloured-in' with colour pencil. Blank endpaper Former Owner Name Date light soil . Title pg Illustration of Alice Falling Faling in room with Many Bks on Shelfs in B/W has been colored in with Crayon. alice Holding Baby who had turned into a Pig Lying on its Back in her Arms. Alices adventures. Hard Cover.</p> Epworth Press, London, hardcover
192720331927. Etching on handmade Japon paper with a deckle edge 13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches 333 x 252 mm; sheet 18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches 463 x 349 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "Second State Trial Proof III" in pencil in the lower margin. This trial proof is the third impression of only 3 aside from regular second state edition of 100. Two trial proofs of the first state exist however the regular first state was never published. Bottom margin very slightly trimmed still leaving full margins and an unobtrusive printing anomaly occurring as a fine line across the upper-right quadrant of the sheet otherwise in superb condition. Printed by Frederick Reynolds. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 193. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
192723311927. Etching on antique watermarked Arches laid Japon paper with a deckle edge 8 x 12 1/2 inches 204 x 318 mm; sheet 12 1/4 x 17 3/4 311 x 451 mm full margins. One of only three recorded trial proof impressions aside from the regular edition of 100 printed by Frederick Reynolds. Signed dated and inscribed "Trial Proof No 3" in pencil in the lower margin. Age tone and one area of light soft rust colored discoloration in the lower left image area. A magnificent impression.<br /> <br /> Fletcher 205. unknown
193320421933. Etching on cream laid paper with a deckle edge 12 5/8 x 8 11/16 322 x 222 mm; sheet 18 x 11 1/2 inches 457 x 291 mm full margins. Signed by both Arms and Eby in the lower right margin dated by Arms. In excellent condition with no visible defects. <br /> <br /> This plate was the work of both Arms and Eby: Arms doing the buildings Eby the figures and trees.<br /> It is for this reason the most problematic plate of either artist. According to Fletcher there were 6 states each of which was printed and reworked by both artists. Between the 5th and 6th state the plate was steeled desteeled rebitten and had additional work done by Eby and then refaced in steel. The 6th state edition resulted in 100 total impressions printed by Eby 50 for Eby 50 for Arms. Those for Eby were for distribution through Frederick Keppel & Co. and those for Arms for Kennedy & Co. After 62 pullings of the 5th state Eby stopped the edition; defaced the plate rebit the surface in the center of the plate particularly in the area of the figures resteeled the surface and finished the edition with 38 pullings. Since the plate was reworked this is considered an additional state bringing the total to 6. This impression appears to be one of the last state impressions from either the edition of 62 5th state impressions or the group 38 6th state impressions. In the lower right there appear the letters "sb" whether this lends a clue to this particular print's origin is something lost to history. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 270B. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
198865915Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1988. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. 3 volumes Parts. xi 340; xi 242; xi 1646 p. 23 cm. Illustrations. Iran Chronology. Title continues: "First Session July 7 8 9 and 10 1987: Testimony of Oliver L. North. Document Number 100-7. Part I Testimony of Oliver L. North Questioning by Counsels; Part II Testimony of Oliver L. North and Robert C. McFarlane Questioning by Members; Part III Appendixes to Parts I and II. Ltc North was subsequently tried for perjury. Mr. McFarlane survived a suicide attempt. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1991049362Armory Publications. very nice twelve-volume set; complete; fine condition; never read; . Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 1991. Armory Publications hardcover
192715281927. Arms John Taylor. Arms John Taylor. CHARTRES. Etching 1927 2d state; 13 1/8 x 9 7/8 signed dated annotated "Second Stat." Fletcher 193. Edition of 100. In excellent condition framed. French Church series #14. Dorothy Noyes Arms Churches of France Macmillan 1929 pp. 54ff. unknown
193323431933. Etching on cream laid paper 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches 178 x 127 mm; sheet 11 7/8 x 8 3/16 inches 302 x 213 mm full margins. From Demonstration Series #32. Printed on January 14 1933 at The University of New York City and inscribed in pencil "To Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy with my compliments John Taylor Arms 1933 Demonstration." In excellent condition. A very scarce work from an edition of less than 20 impressions. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 255. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
19336141933. Ecthing in black ink on cream laid paper with a partial watermark 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches 174 x 125 mm full margins. In excellent condition. A very scarce work from an edition of less than 20 impressions. Signed dated and inscribed in pencil lower margin. From the Demonstration Series. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 255. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
191910351919. Etching on antique cream laid paper with a partial watermark likely Arches 12 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches 308 x 156 mm full margins. Signed and dated in pencil in the lower right margin. First state of 6. One of only approximately 23 impressions before steel facing printed by Frederick Reynolds. Minor area of rubbing in the top right corner of the image area along with some general age tone and a few inscriptions in pencil in the lower margin well outside of the image area. The impression itself is rich and extremely detailed with excellent inking and rich burr. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 32. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. An impression of this work may be viewed in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. unknown
19293587New York: Macmillan 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good . Folio 179pp. illustrated with 51 etchings by John Taylor Arms with an original etching as frontispiece signed in pencil by John Taylor Arms as issued. A very good or better copy in the publisher's black cloth with white linen spine and applied label on front board. Some foxing to extremities including the fore-edge and the margins of a few leaves but really a clean and bright copy internally with tissue guards still present. The matte over the frontispiece is loosened from the etching itself though still bound in perhaps it was issued this way. The only notable flaw is a 2-inch closed tear to the front edge of the title page not approaching any text. This is copy number 53 of 200 copies SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. A truly scarce book as we found just one recent auction record for the signed limited edition from more than a decade ago and no copies in commerce as of this listing. Macmillan hardcover
193280572New York:: The Macmillan Company 1932. First edition; No. 29 of 100 copies signed by Dorothy Noyes Arms. publisher's two-toned cloth . Very slightest of use to the cloth; clean tight and sound. Folio. With Fifty-Six Reproductions of Etchings Aquatints and Drawings by John Taylor Arms including a frontispiece original etching signed by John Taylor Arms. The Macmillan Company, hardcover
199126628Oceanside CA: Armory Publications. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1991-1992. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Armory Publications hardcover
1932030623Hollywood: Hollycrofters Inc. Ltd 1932. 1st Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good . 121 Pp. #74 Of 150 Copies Of The Signed Limited Edition Signed By Author Editor And All Illustrators. Blue Cloth With Illustrated And Printed Cover Paste-On With Title And Illustration. Stories By Children Aged 7 To 14 Edited By Morrison. Paste-On Is Clean And Undamaged. Covers With Light Rubbing At Corners Hinges Tight. This Example With An Additional Inscription "Valentine Greetings To Julia From Lucile 1938" By The Editor Lucile Morrison. <br/> <br/> Hollycrofters Inc., Ltd hardcover
192523321925. Etching on watermarked handmade F J Head & Co cream laid paper with a deckle edge 14 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches 358 x 232 mm; sheet 18 1/8 x 11 inches 461 x 280 mm full margins. Signed and dated in pencil in the lower margin. Although the work is not identified by the artist given the special nature of the paper it is likely one of a very limited number of trial proof impressions. Minor mat tone otherwise in superb condition. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 166. unknown
19486981948. Etching on handmade cream laid paper 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches 890 x 108 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "III" in pencil lower margin. Edition of 150 third state of three. No. 49 from the French Church Series. A beautiful bright inky impression in excellent condition with astonishing detail.<br /> <br /> Fletcher 411 iii/III. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
