{"product_id":"six-bookplates-four-bookmarks-one-lovely-poem","title":"Six Bookplates, Four Bookmarks, \u0026 One Lovely Poem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAN SANDWYK, Charles \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix Bookplates, Four Bookmarks, \u0026amp; One Lovely Poem \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, [2014] \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall 8vo., gold sewn wraps, with onlaid paper label printed in black, red, green and brown; unpaginated [pp. iv]; with poem and two images of a dragon in full colour printed on pale blue-grey paper; envelope pasted to inside front cover containing the bookmarks and bookplates; fine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst edition,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e signed by van Sandwyk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in black ink to p. [i]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poem ‘Long ago in Bangalore’, describes a fearful dragon who one day comes ashore to promote the joys of reading to the folk of Bangalore, and dispel boredom by picking up books instead. The final image shows the dragon reading a tome entitled ‘Playing with Fire’. First printed in a limited edition by the Black Stone Press for the Alcuin Society’s General Meeting on June 9th 2014, also included here are the six blank bookplates and five bookmarks (instead of the four stated), which show reproductions of images including wise owls, anthropomorphised trees, and a rather befuddled-looking lion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55917397311812,"sku":"SQ4491512","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/356_Foldthecornerbooks_02256.jpg?v=1776870891","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/six-bookplates-four-bookmarks-one-lovely-poem","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}