#paul mcpharlin

[detroitlib]

“But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.”

From our stacks:

1. Illustration from The Raven, Annabel Lee & The Bells By Edgar Allan Poe. With Drawings by John Rea Neill. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1910.

2. Frontispiece from The Raven and Other Poems. Detroit: Fine Book Circle. “Of this volume for the Fine Book Circle there are 950 copies, designed and illustrated by Paul McPharlin, and printed in Detroit, during the summer of 1936. This copy is Number 59.”

3. Illustration from The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. With Wood Engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller. Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, n.d.

[newberryprinting]

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is one of the most famous works of Persian literature. These two editions are from the Peter Pauper Press. The first (1940) is illustrated by Paul McPharlin with border designs by Carl Cobbledick, who was inspired by ancient Persian manuscripts. The other (1949) is illustrated by Vera Bock, a Russian illustrator. These translations were both done by Edward Fitzgerald, but the McPharlin/Cobbledick edition is from Fitzgerald’s first-edition text, while the Bock is from the fourth edition. These are just two of the many beautiful editions of the Rubaiyat!

Newberry call number: Wing ZP 983 .P4534

Newberry call number: Wing ZP 983 .P46255

[nekasuz]

Harlequin -  The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Paul McPharlin Puppetry Collection

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Paul McPharlin, Joe Stork, krazy Kat, Bill Postum