Warren Chappell (1904–1991)

Author of A Short History of the Printed Word

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A Short History of the Printed Word 326 copies, 2 reviews
Living Alphabet 13 copies, 1 review
Nutcracker 12 copies
The Comedies and Tragedies of Shakespeare (Tragedies: Volume 1) 8 copies
The Comedies and Tragedies of Shakespeare: Tragedies Volume Two 6 copies
Proverbial Bestiary 5 copies
The Little ABC Book of Rudolf Koch 4 copies
The Anatomy of Lettering (revised edition) 4 copies, 1 review
Sleeping Beauty 3 copies
The Tragedies of Shakespeare (Illustrated Modern Library) 2 copies
They Say Stories 2 copies
Coppelia: The Girl with Enamel Eyes 2 copies
Hansel and Gretel: A Story of the Forest. (also Illustrator) 2 copies, 1 review
A FIRESIDE BOOK OF YULETIDE TALES 1 copy

Warren Chappell : artist and artificer in the twentieth century book world… 1 copy

The Men Who Made the Constitution 1 copy

My life with letters 1 copy

The Nutcracker Rein 1 copy

Fritz Kredel; an address 1 copy

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The Ghost in the Noonday Sun (Illustrator, some editions) 107 copies, 1 review

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Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

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Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

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Art Students' League

Offenbacher Werkstatt

University of Richmond

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Wife, Lydia, survived him

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University of Richmond (artist-in-residence)

University of Virginia (artist-in-residence)

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Warren Chappell, Illustrator, Teacher And Artist, 86, Dies

Warren Chappell papers (Columbia University)

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