Lady Jackson; Charlotte, Catherine; AMY SACKER book designer; Lady Jackson's Works
BOSTON, MASS, L. C. PAGE AND COMPANY, 1897 , HARD BACK
Overall Condition is: FAIR
14 volumes, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED 24 pounds shipped from atlantic city new jersey ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED gilt on covers and spines, black and white illustrations, foxing, pages yellowing, titles include: old paris, the first of the bourbons, the court of france, the french court and society, the old regime, the court of the tuleries, the last of the valois, In the late nineteenth century, book design in America was evolving, as single-color, stamped covers embossed in gold (or occasionally silver) gave way to more colorful designs reflecting the aesthetics of the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements. One region of the country where women book designers and other female artists were particularly prolific was the Boston area, where the Museum of Fine Arts offered classes and training, and where designers like Sarah Wyman Whitman (1842-1904) and others worked. It is in this setting that Amy Maria Sacker developed her considerable skills, designing book covers for several local publishers, including Joseph Knight, Estes & Lauriat and its successor, L. C. Page & Co. She created an advertising poster for Knight about 1895, and a publicity poster for a Harvard play in 1897. She also designed numerous covers for Little, Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and other publishers, beginning about 1900.
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