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The Poster Magazine, No. 2, Feb 1896, American Art Nouveau Poster Artists
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$200.00
Clemens, William Montgomery. The Poster, vol. 1, no. 2. New York, NY: Wm. M. Clemens, February 1896. First edition, first printing. 8vo (6 x 9 inches), pages [12], original decorated wrappers in vermillion and black. Wrappers foxing at edges, pamphlet stitch intact, very good.
Posters, Poster Collecting, Graphic Design, Printing, American Art Nouveau
Welcome to the poster craze of the 1890s! Will M. Clemens’ The Poster is regarded as one of the earliest American publications about pictorial advertising posters and poster collecting. It is a valuable reference for the art historian or serious collector.
The cover of this second issue features a reproduction of a cover design for The Century magazine book catalogue by the New York poster artist Louis John Rhead in two colors.
Other artists mentioned include Will H. Bradley, A.J. Moores, Jules Chéret, Wilbur Macy Stone, E.B. Bird, Will Carqueville, Claude Fayette Bragdon, Edward Penfield, and more.
