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Pictures, ornaments and decorative initials from In the Grip of the Corsair by Robert Leighton (1859 – 1934), with illustrations by Maynard Brown (1840 – 1902); an example of juvenile fiction primarily intended for boys.
Leighton was a British author who died more than 70 years ago, so the original UK editions (such as this) are out of copyright.
Maynard Brown was a British artist; he is mentioned as exhibiting at the Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1878, but became a commercial artist and illustrated a number of children’s books. He died around 1902, more than 70 years ago, so the pictures are out of copyright.
Title: In the Grip of the Corsair
Published by: Andrew melrose
City: London
Date: 1898
Total items: 1
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Initial letter T with sundial and scythe]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Leighton-Corsair/wm/big/016-initial-cap-scythe-sundial-time-death-q50-142x200.jpg "[picture: Initial letter T with sundial and scythe]")
Initial letter T with sundial and scythe
This capital letter “T” is a vignetted initial—that is, an initial letter with a drawing around it rather than inside it. The vignette, or scene, shows a fluted stone pillar or pedestal with a sundial on the top of it, next to a scythe with its long curved wooden handle and sharp curved blade. These are of course symbols of the passage of time and [...] [more...] [$]
Pictures, ornaments and decorative initials from In the Grip of the Corsair by Robert Leighton (1859 – 1934), with illustrations by Maynard Brown (1840 – 1902); an example of juvenile fiction primarily intended for boys.
Leighton was a British author who died more than 70 years ago, so the original UK editions (such as this) are out of copyright.
Maynard Brown was a British artist; he is mentioned as exhibiting at the Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1878, but became a commercial artist and illustrated a number of children’s books. He died around 1902, more than 70 years ago, so the pictures are out of copyright.
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