Artistic Crafts Series: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering, Edward Johnston, First Edition fat round vase and there are a couple

and there are a couple of other tiny chips around the rim--all as documented in photos

with the glazing thick and drippy in areas

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

which gives it almost the feel of watercolor

10" across at lip and 7 1/2" across at base

Artistic Crafts Series: Writing & Illuminating & Lettering, Edward Johnston, First Edition fat round vase and there are a coupleThis 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,