Author: George Barnard
Title: Drawing from Nature: A Series of Progressive Instructions in Sketching, to Which Are Appended Lectures on Art Delivered at Rugby School
Description: London, George Routledge & Sons, 1877. Cloth. A delightful guide to drawing from nature, by George Barnard, the former Professor of Drawing at Rugby School. An uncommon new edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding. With a beautiful colour frontispiece, seventeen full-page plates and numerous vignette woodcuts. Collated complete. An educational guide to drawing from nature, alongside lectures on art delivered at Rugby School. Written by George Barnard, the former Professor of Drawing at Rugby School, and author of numerous art works. With a gift inscription to to the reverse of the front free endpaper for one, 'Gwelyn Gordon' from the Senior Drawing Class of St Margaret's Hall School, dated 1900. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Rear hinge is starting but still very firm. Ink gift inscription to the reverse of the front free endpaper. Internally, binding slightly strained but still firm. Pages lightly age-toned but otherwise bright and clean. The odd spot and handling mark throughout. Light spotting to the plates. Small stain to the bottom of the last few plates. Very Good . Ill.: George Barnard. Very Good .

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