A. A. Turbayne — Monograms and Ciphers

Edinburgh , T. C. & E. C. Jack , 1906. Cloth. A very scarce plate book of monograms and ciphers from American book designer Albert Angus Turbayne. A very scarce copy of this In the original cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. An impressive collection of monograms and ciphers designed by A. A. Turbayne and other members of the Carlton Studio, where Turbayne worked closely with fellow North American emigres William Tracy Wallace and Norman Mills Price. Turbayne was a successful book designer and bookbinding artist whose earliest works very much fit with the popular art nouveau movement at the time.This volume has organised his many lettering designs in alphabetical order as to ensure easy access to any desired combination - Plate I has AA, Plate II continues with AB, AC, Plate III with AC, AD etc. with nine designs to each plate. In total, this work contains 135 plates, as well as one additional unnumbered plate to the beginning of the work. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, front hinge is tender and rear hinge is starting, but firm. With loss to the spine head and instances of rubbing to the remaining extremities. Marks to the boards. Internally, binding for the first few leaves are tender due to front hinge and page ix-x is detached, but present. Pages are marginally age toned, but generally clean, with an institutional stamp to the front free endpaper and a small contemporary ownership inscription to the half title page. Good . Ill.: A. A. Turbayne; Carlton Studio. Good .