Quiver of Love Antique Victorian Gilt Covered Valentines Book Published in London 1876

by Peter Ogden

Title

Quiver of Love Antique Victorian Gilt Covered Valentines Book Published in London 1876

Artist

Peter Ogden

Medium

Drawing - Gilt Stamped Book Cover

Description

This is a restored copy of the elegant and exquisite gilt stamped leather cover of Quiver of Love [design by Kate Greenaway and Walter Crane] which is a collection of Valentines published in 1876 by Marcus Ward & Co., London.
Marcus Ward and Co. was a British publishing company known for its illustrated books for children and adults, as well as its decorative greeting cards.
It had its beginnings in 1802, with a partnership between John Ward, James Blow and Robert Greenfield. By the 1820s they owned paper mills in Belfast, Comber and Coleraine. which operated under the company name of John Ward and Sons. In the early 1830s Marcus Ward (son of John Ward) took over the running of the Belfast paper mill. Then in 1833 Marcus formed a new company, Marcus Ward & Sons, based in Belfast, having a new direction, in stationery and general publishing. Marcus Ward and Sons soon became very successful in the area of colour lithography, winning a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851. By the time Marcus died in 1847 his three sons, Francis, William and John, had successfully taken over the running of the business. (In later life John was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA), committee member of the Egypt Exploration Society and author of several titles on Middle Eastern archaeology, sometimes illustrated by his own watercolours).

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May 4th, 2020

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