Norman Strouse Gift May, 1977 Letters of Frank C. Pape
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Letters (All business orders for illus., prices, shipping, also of illustrated books.).
1. 10/1/29Percy House St. John's Rd, Tumbridge Wells. Eng. FCP to AJS 26E 56th St. NYC.
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2. 5/10/30FCP to AJS re: illus., mentions books by Cabell and France.
3. 11/23/30FCP to AJS subj: similar
4. 12/19/30FCP to AJS subj: similar
5. 1/27/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
6. 4/18/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
7. 5/11/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
8. 6/1/31FCP to AJS subj: similar
* 9. 7/24/31.Bury House hr. Palborough, Sussex. John Galsworthy to NS.
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10. 7/30/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
11. 9/11/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
12. 9/30/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
13. 10/18/31Tunbridge Wells FCP to AJS
Invoice
1. 12/1/30FCP to AJS A cvr.
2. 4/17/31FCP to AJS ADS rept. of payment for Jurgens bks 2 orig. vignettes for d.
3. 4/18/31FCP to AJS ADS 1/2 p. invoice for closed vignette for Jurgens.
4. NDFCP to AJS ADS 1/2 rcpt. vignettes for Jurgen, Cream of Jest, & Figures of Earth.
5. NDFCP to [AJS] AD w/ ANS 3/4 p. book price list and note re: Am. ed. Silver Stallion.
6. 4/18/31.FCP to [AJS] ANS 1/2 p. re: returning book.
7. NDFCP to AJS ADS 3/4 p. invoice for colored original - title page Cream of the Jest.
FRANK PAPÉ ILLUSTRATED BOOKS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE COLLECTION
FRANCE, Anatole, Penguin Island. Translated by A.H. Evans With Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. 4 doublepage endleaves, front and back, 12 full page illustrations, 1 half-title, 1 heading, 8 full page titlepages to Sections, 45 tailpieces, 55 decorated initials. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Papé designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1925)
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FRANCE, Anatole. The Well of St. Claire. Translated by Alfred Allison with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. 4 doublepage endleaves, front and back, 12 full page illustrations, numerous tailpieces and decorated initials. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs. Bookplate of Marjorie and H.D. Phillips. London. John Lane Bodley Head. (1928)
FRANCE, Anatole. Mother of Pearl. Translated by Frederick Chapmen with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated editio 4 double page endleaves, frent and back, 12 full page illustrations, numerous tailpieces and decorated intials. Original dust jacket with Papo designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1929)
CABELL, James Branch. Domnei, a Comedy of Woman-Worship. Illustrated by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. With full page black and white illustrations to many chapters as well as the 12 photogravures, 4 double page endleaves front and back. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1930)
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FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the Norman H. Strouse Collection from Figures OF Earth
CABELL, James Branch, Figures of Earth, a Comedy of Appearences. With Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Pape. The 5 sections dedicated to Sinclair Lewis, Louis Untermeyer, H.L. Hencken, Hugh Walpole and Joseph Hergesheimer. 8vo, 1st illustrated edition. With 12 full page illustrations, double page decorated endpapers, front and back, 5 decorated full page section heads, 1 heading, 40 decorated chapter initials, and 31 elaborately drawn tailpieces. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs, and original dust jocket with Papé decorations. London. John Lane, Bodley Head. (1925)Bookplate of Marjorie and H.D. Phillips.
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Dom Manueland, Sorceror, Champion
What happened...
Manuel, Sorceror, castle
The Two Boys...
I wait for One...
Manuel...modelled...
Alienora and Animals
He was drying out...
This portent...
No witch and werewolf
These magicians...
On most evenings...
Everything was...
Baby in cradle
I am also... Stork retrieving babies
Then Freydis went away..
Horseman and scales
Manuel spent that night.
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Bust of Manuel between two pigs.
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FRANK PAPE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the Norman H. Strouse COLLECTION From JURGEN
CABELL, James Branch. Jurgen, a Comedy of Justice with Illustrations and DECORATIONS by Frank C. Pape And an Introduction by Hugh Walpole.1st illustrated edition, limited to 3000 copies. With frontispiece in color, 13 full page illustrations, double-page decorated end-papers, front and back, 50 decorated chapter initials, 1 heading, and 46 tail-piece decorations. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Pape designs. Original dust jacket, also decorated. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. 1921.
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Jurgen rescued to Heaven
Dorothy la Desiree'
And these two...
Then Jurgen knew...
Jurgen's sword...
Upon the middle...
Jurgen bowed...
So Jurgen sat...
And they all...
And Jurgen civilly
Jurgen spent...
Jurgen clambered...
Every movement...
And so Farewell...
cherub, devil, monk, spilled ink.
50 initials
stylized head and snakes
Jurgen and Dame Li
Damsel on horse
Centaur
Dorothy moves toward Dame...
Jurgen on horse
Head and snakes (repetition - mi)
Jurgen descending
Jurgen in c. ve
Jurgen and Prince fleeing
Legs, shoes, shade
Jurgen and horse jump fence.
King, PHILANTHROP
Legs, shoes, shade
Viking ship
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Rooster
Serpent about tree
Legs, shoes, shadow (re
Head, snakes (rep.)
Anaitas and sword
Head and snakes (rep.)
Chloris asleep
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Beach and seagulls
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Head and snakes (rep.)
Cherub, devil, snake, do
Jurgen banished to Hell
Chrub, devil, snake, dov (rep
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Frustrated devils
Legs, shoes, shadow (rep
Head and snakes (rep.)
Head and snakes (rep.)
Hearts, flowers, large bi
Jurgen on clouds
Head and snakes (rep.)
Serpent about tree (rep.
Head and snakes (rep.)
Floating face
Ruined castle
Dame Lisa
Jurgen
Explic
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FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE COLLECTION From RABELAIS
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RABELAIS, Francois. The Complete Works... Being an Account of the Inestimable Life of the Great Gargantua, and of the Heroic Deeds, Sayings, and Marvelous Voyages of Has Son the Good Pantagruel: the Whole Faithfully Rendered into English by Sir Thomas [UNK] and Peter Motteux, with Annotations by Duohat, Ozell, and others.A New Introduction by J. Lewis May, and Many Illustrations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. 2 vols. Ltd. to 4300 sets. Vol.I has 12 full page illustrations, 1 heading, 1 decorative initial, 2 full page, decorated titlepages to Sections I and II, and 86 tailpieces. Vol. II has 13 full page illustrations, 3 section titlepages, 1 heading, 1 decorated initial, and 144 tailpieces. Black cloth bindings, gilt stamped with Papé designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head, 1927.
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Rabelais, book, pen, tankard
Small face laughing
Satyr, cherubs, monk and fish
rat, human head
Euses fighting, Apollo
Teapot breaking on tankard
Dancing pig
Bacchus in grape tub
Gargantua in cradle
Child netting bird
cups laughing
Buckets spilled, bea
Ride, si sapis
Devil shovelling people in ov
Young man looking at pictures
oups laughing
Limp teasing cherub
Master Janotis and fish
dancing grape figures
Face: leaves, jug
Fish & bottle
Rams & vase
Owl, desk & books
Horse & rider
Copid delivering letter
Cannon firing at head
Sword
Devils carrying corpse
Ships & swans
Sword & helm
Dismembered body
Monk & Demons
Angel & fish
Man drinking
Flying Demon carrying People
Demon with grapes
Legs, imps, Clouds
imp running with herd (repeat)
sly fox (repeat)
Ride, si sapis (repeat)
dancing tankerd (repeat)
fish and grapes in shield
Pantagruel offering fish on platter
fish and two legs
Pantagruel, rain, fish spout
duck, goose, swan, ships (repeat)
mermaids and fish
angel, sword... dum anima...
Pantagruel eating people
bowl. of grapes
Devil shovelling people in oven (rep
owt, satyr, grapes (repeat)
Ride, si s pis... (repeat)
Cannon shoots Pantegruel
monk with fish herd
Friar and animals (repeat)
tankard on drunk figure
small devil figures
fish driven by imp
female in shell, bedecking self
unicorn nd bird
laughing teapot and lady
fish
Rabelais, cornucopia, fish on plat
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RABELAIS - Volume II - Original Pape Drawings in Strouse Collection
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Panurge sleeping
laughing face
imp and shadow
Friar and wenoh (missing)
Sibyl, fish, frogs. (missing)
atylized female
imp, people on fork (missing)
3 faces (repeat)
angel rescues people from He (missing)
Devil roasting people (repeat)
Devil pouncing on people (re)
Fedallion, Heptune, mermaide
dancing tankard (repeat)
fish kissing lady clam (missing)
Friar dandling Pantagruel (two-above(missing)
whale swallowing fish
stylized grapes (repeat)
fish marries lady clam
Lady decks self in shells (repeat)
Devil, females by hair (repeat)
Ride, si sapis (repeat)
Pedestal, rams dancing (repeat)
Bowl of grapes (repeat)
goose swimming (repeat)
Devil and cherub, chess (missing)
Baby Bacchus, grape leaves
Bacchus in grape tub (repeat)
sly fox (repeat)
3 small faces (repeat)
stylized jug (repeat)
laughing cups (repeat)
owl, satyr, grapes (repeat)
unicorn chasing bird (missing)
stylized grapes (repeat)
chcrub, fountain, fish
3 faces (repeat)
Friar and fish (repeat)
fish and jar (missing)
unicorn, bird (repeat)
courtier on horse (missing)
ships (repeat)
imp. cherub, satyr
Devil
Fish and clam married (missing)
stylised female (repeat)
Friar and wench (missing)
bird on back, human head
cherub and imp ringing bell (repeat)
stylized dancing grapes
helmet and sword (repeat)
Devil frying people (missing)
medallion, ship and sea [UNK] (missing)
devil pouncing on people (repeat)
Friar chastising fish (repeat)
bowl of grapes, 2 rams
dancing cherubs (missing)
mermaids (missing)
Devil chasing Panurge (missing)
Devil roasting humans(rep)
ship, Panurge, mermaid
devil abducting man (rep)
books, scroll, compass (repeat)
bowl of grapes (repeat)
dancing jug (repeat)
drinking face (repeat)
angel, ashcan, rats, devil
medallion, mermaid, fish (missing)
small ships (repeat)
small faces (repeat)
bird on back, human head (repeat)
Pantagruel eats humans
helmet and sword (repeat)
dancing imp (missing)
cannon firing (repeat)
dancing pig (repeat)
Pantagruel's head laughs (missing)
sword (repeat)
three faces (repeat)
fish, grapes, shield (rep
devil
imp, humans on pitchfork
small grapes
cherub ringing bell (rep)
Angels, Pantagruel's legs, imps (missing)
Dum, anima est (repeat)
Angels rescue humans from Hell (repeat)
Friar, animals
Friar and wench (missing)
Kedallion, Neptune, mermaids (rep)
Friar striding thru woods (rep)
Cloves, gauntlets (rep)
Pantagruel drinks from barrels (missing)
dancing jug (repeat)
fish, grapes in shield (repeat)
cannon firing (repeat)
mermaid fishing (missing)
3 faces (repeat)
Panurge fleeing cherub (missing)
Panurge, cherubs, Friar, fish-jugs. (repeat)
owl at desk (repeat)
Devil pouncing on humans (repeat)
imp catching rope (repeat)
imp driving a fish (repeat)
Baby Bacchus, leaves (repeat)
imp carrying vegetables (repeat)
fish-headed Friar (repeat)
sly fox (repeat)
sword (repeat)
Friar and cherub playing (missing)
Panurge kissing female (repeat)
medallion, sea monster, ship (repeat)
devil's shadow (repeat)
drinking face (repeat)
devil's shadow and imp (repeat)
medallion, Neptune and merma. (repeat)
bee (repeat)
dancing grapes (repeat)
Panurge and rainspout (repeat)
Frear and animals (repeat)
Devil clutches 2 females (repeat)
Panurge, ship, mermaid (repeat)
medallion, mermaid kissing fish (repeat - missing)
stylized grapes (repeat)
ship (repeat)
dancing jug (repeat)
devil-dragon (repeat)
fountain, cherub, fish (repeat)
Bacchus in tub (repeat)
stylized drinking head (repeat)
stylized dancing grapes (repeat)
stylized grapes (repeat)
stylized jug (repeat)
owl, desk, scroll, books (repeat)
drinking jug (repeat)
3 jubilant imps (missing)
Baby Bacchus, grapes (repeat)
Friar on barrel (missing)
devil, cornucopia (repeat)
ram (repeat)
small grapes (repeat)
small grapes (repeat)
Rabelais pointing to open book (missing)
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FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE Collection from AT THE SIGH OF THE REINE PEDAUQUE
FRANCE, Anatole. At The Sign of the Reine Pedauque. Translated by Mrs. Wilfred Jackson with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé and an Introduction by William J. Lacke. 8vo. 1st illustrated edition. With double page decorated endleaves, front and back, 12 full page illustrations, 1 decorated half-title, 1 heading, 21 tail-pieces, and 30 decorated initiale. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1922)
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2 customers at table
Illus. and letterpress
I will go...
A Salamander...
It is their only patron...
This gentleman...
The shape of this box...
I recognised...
You are my Salamander...
Hysurprise - Croignard
During his slumber...
For whom the angels...
I arise on wings...
Such was their lot...
Father dandling baby
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2 goblets
Father Coignard
Cupid, arrow and heart
veiled door knocker
3 guests at table
2 hearts, lady and gentleman
Scales, lady and owl
Gentleman passes window
Men shaking hands on stair
Medallion, Mosaide brooding
dog, coach
Row of naked Salamanders
Tournebroche refused house
Jael kissing Tournebroche
Abbe following Tournebroche
Jael escaping window
Hosaide, medallion
Bunches of grapes
Cross, chalice, grapes
Cross, chalice, grapes
Salamanders carry d'Asterac away
Finis
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FRANK PAPE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the Norman H. STROUSE COLLECTION From THE REVOLT OF THE ANGELS
FRANCE, Anatole. The Revolt of the Angels. Translated by Mrs. Wilfred Jackson with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Pape. 8vo. 1st illus. sdeition. With 12 full page illustrations, double page decorated endpapers at front and back, 1 heading, 28 el boratoly decorated tailpieces, decorated halftitle, and 30 decorated initials. Black cloth binding, gilt-stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. c.1924
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Cannons besieging castle
Triumphant angels, spears
Bust and flags
Dies Irae...
Hons. Sarriette fell...
The following night...
I Was commanded...
In Paradise...
Such was Istar...
I sang to...
Pestilence and famine
Prince Istar...
Gilberto decided...
To sound of bells...
Areado, Istar, and Zite
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angel, man and out
dejected monkey
leoping leopard
angels with flame
medallion, donkey reading
angel, tree, apple
owl and book hanging in BR.
cherub and satyr
medallion, donkey reading (rep.)
angel in rain
angels, man and organ
Monk drawing devil
Cont and castle
Financier paying...
demon devil
devil, monk, Disputa...
devil, cherub, bomb
owl and book (rep.)
medallion, donkey reading (repeat)
art exhibit
angels kill dragon
leoping leopard (rep.)
Sephyrine lamenting
sphinx and satyr
monkey ascending to Heaven
angels with spears (rep.)
hooded judges, torturing
devil
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FRANK PAPÉ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS in the NORMAN H. STROUSE COLLECTION From THAIS
FRANCE, Anato IE. Thais. A Translation by Robert B. Douglas with Illustrations and Decorations by Frank C. Papé. 8vo. With 12 full page illustrations, 5 full page decorations preceding Parts, double-page decorated end-papers, front and back, 4 decorated tailpieces to Parts, decorated half-title, and five decorated initials preceding Parts. Black cloth binding, gilt stamped with Pape designs. London. John Lane. Bodley Head. (1930)
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Nun and courtesan, symbols.
Every night...
Paphnutius spoke...
They laughed at...
The Monster gently...
They come, the angels...
She let fall...
Therefore he conversed...
One day I saw...
A shower of stones...
One morning she...
He was about to...
The demons no longer...
The Lotus - monk, angels, Thais, dragon - border
The Papyrus - child, Thais, Nubian slave, heaven.
The Papyrus-Paphnutius leads Thais through desert.
Thais attends banquot
The Euphorbia - Thais upon her bier.
3 nymphs dancing
fountain
skull, cross, dove
Caged bird
pictorially designed for head of text for each section
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Thai
"Pestilence, War, and Famine"
Unidentified