Bookseller & Author, circa 1784 . Large format "Seasons Greeting" card from the antiquarian bookseller, Warren Howell. Reproduction.
San Francisco: Warren Howell, circa 1960s. Folio sheet folded to 4pp. 27.7 x 33. cm. Original aquatint circa 1784: Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
after Henry Wigstead (English, c. 1745-1800)
published by S.W. Fores (English, 1761-1838)....Warren Howell was the figurehead of John Howell Books and a respected figure in the rare books community. He began working in the shop in 1932 and inherited the position of director from his father, John, in 1950. Warren died in 1984,...References: Frederic George Stephens, M. Dorothy George Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 11 vols., London, 1870-, Vol. VI, cat. no. 6722 (Sept. 25, 1784, pub. J. R. Smith)....
Joseph Grego Rowlandson the Caricaturist: A selection from his works, with anecdotal desciptions.... 2 vols., London, 1880, Vol. I, p. 148, Vol. II, p. 389 (Sept. 25, 1784 pub. J. R. Smith)....
. Provenance: Gary F. Kurutz, Principal Librarian Emeritus, Special Collections, California State Library. Item #51-6720
Price: $100.00