Artistic Crafts Series: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering, Edward Johnston, First Edition fat round vase Because it feels so wonderful

Because it feels so wonderful in the hand

which gives it almost the feel of watercolor

with great details like a canon that lifts and lowers and a pump that (sort of) moves up and down as the wheels underneath it turn

a cylindrical box with domed lid and wonderful proportions--so pretty

with the glazing thick and drippy in areas

Artistic Crafts Series: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering, Edward Johnston, First Edition fat round vase Because it feels so wonderfulThis is a rare first edition copy of "The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering," by Edward Johnston. The 510 page volume includes frontispiece, 24 collotype plates, 8 plates in red and black, and 220 figures in text, plus 10 pages of advertisements at the end. Published by John Hogg, London, 1906. This is a beautifully produced book and a classic one for anyone interested in calligraphy, lettering,