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Figure Painting in Water-Colours By Contemporary British Artists
George Sheringham; Geoffrey Holme (ed.)
1923
The Studio : London
11.5" by 8.5"
xiv, 24 plates.
SUMMARY
A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated introduction to figure painting in water-colours by modern British artists.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The foreword to this text was written by the notable British painter and theatre designer George Sheringham, who was one of the first recipients of the 'Royal Designers for Industry' distinction in 1937.
In a charming cloth binding with an elaborate embossed design and gilt detailed borders to the front board.
Featuring numerous library ink and blind stamps, to the 'L. G. G. Putney School of Art: Reference Library'.
Collated, complete with twenty four tipped in coloured plates, each with a protective tissue guard.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding. Very slightly bumped to extremities and head and tail of spine. Slight rubbing to rear joint and rear board. Institutional library marking to tail of spine. Library marking to front pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound, strained in places. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Protective tissue guard to plate 2 detached but present. Dark handling mark to extremity of plate 7. Evidence of removal of bookplate to front pastedown. Front free-endpaper removed, with evidence to gutter. Library stamp to lower extremity of the occasional page and plate. Library blind stamp to the occasional page and plate.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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