[Guthrie, James- Original Bookplate Sketch] Pencil Sketch for Bookplate

An original pencil sketch for a bookplate by James Guthrie (1874-1952), a Scotsman who founded the Pear Tree Press in 1899. An artist, typographer, and printer, Guthrie was noted for his simple but imaginative bookplate designs and became proficient with intaglio printing, wood engraving and book plate design. This design, executed in pencil on thin paper measuring 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, shows a study with books on a table near a window with a harp neaby. It is inscribed at the bottom "original sketch Guthrie" in an unknown hand.

Price: $325.00   Item #4246