1885 Rare First Edition ~THE ART OF ILLUMINATING by J.W. LOFTIE. Color Illustrated. He moved to New York

He moved to New York City and within a year found work as an illustrator with the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper

Blackie & Son

The novel was serialized in Magasin d’Éducation et de Récréation from September 1872 to December 1873

The author: Lyman Frank Baum (May 15

1885 Rare First Edition ~THE ART OF ILLUMINATING by J.W. LOFTIE. Color Illustrated. He moved to New YorkThis beautiful book has been sold Search for other similar books from our bookseller friends! (description) Author: William John Loftie. Title: Lessons in the Art of Illuminating. A series of examples from works in the British Museum, Lambeth Plalca Library, and the South Kensington Museum. With practical instructions and a sketch of the history of the art. Publisher: London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin, Blackie & Son, no date (1885). First