The Extraordinary Autograph Book
Gloria Demuri
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$24.00
Size: 7.5" x 9.25"
Binding: Perfect Bound
ISBN: 9781633188532
“To dear Violet… May 4, 1912” So begins this illustrated book of autographs that
until its recent discovery, had been hidden away for more than one hundred years.
From 1912 until 1919, a girl named Violet filled its pages with a collection
of intriguing entries definitive of the Edwardian era in which she lived.
Privileged to cross paths with some very talented and influential artists of
her time, the book contains not only their autographs, but also their intimate
original drawings and paintings, proverbs, and cheeky greetings.
There are pages inscribed by Laura Knight, a member of The Royal Academy,
children’s book illustrator Lilian Govey, and esteemed actor Reginald O ...