Vintage letterpress printing blocks featuring a Vladimir Bobri illustration of a man racing on penny-farthing with the initials ‘R W’. Bobri (Ukrainian, 1898-1986) was was an illustrator, writer, composer, educator, and guitar historian. A prolific and innovative graphic designer working in New York starting in the mid-1920s, in 1936 he also founded the New York Society of The Classic Guitar and was long serving editor & art director of it’s magazine, Guitar Review. This illustration is from an unidentified project. Artist signed in plate. A few images have been reversed for legibility.

'As Found / As Pictured' vintage condition. Please see photos for item condition; photos are of the actual items being sold.

Approximately 4" x 3 5/8" x 7/8".

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