Miniature Painters British and Foreign with Some Account of those Who Practised in America in the Eighteenth Century
London: Dickinsons Fine Art Publishers to the Late Queen Victoria, 1903. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. Folio. [4], v-xii, 1-137, [3]; [4], v-viii, 1-177, [5] pp. Contemporary parchment (with yapp fore-edges) printed in red and black on the front board and spine, gilt decorations to the turn-ins; top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated by numerous examples selected from celebrated collections: volume one with a frontispiece and 73 plates, volume two with a frontispiece and 46 plates. Each plate with a printed tissue guard. Number 88 of the 170 Edition de Luxe copies produced, signed by the author on the limitation page. 575 copies of this book were produced in total. A beautiful collection of miniature portraits: the images portray famous historical figures like Napoleon, and a whole suite of English aristocratic and political figures. Very Good. Item #000013352
Light wear to the extremities and volume one's top textblock with a small push.
Price: $350.00