Author: Brocklebank, Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Title: A Turn Or Two I'll Walk To Still My Beating Heart - Commentary On A Private Collection
Description: printed for the author - The Cresset Press, 1955, 1st edition. Buckram spined boards, F. 135pp, 32 b/w plates, Limited to 250 copies, fore edge un trimmed, spine a little yellowed, otherwise a fine copy of an expensively produced book. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ The author gives his personal reflections on his art collection - 'these have been my thoughts as I stood before each picture, entering the realms of fancy every now & then'.. The author muses on 41 paintings, of which 32 are illustrated. Artists include Poussin, Murillo, Richard Wilson ( 7 paintings ) & Albrecht Altdorfer.
Keywords: art, italian art, renaissance art, old masters,
Price: GBP 20.00 = appr. US$ 28.56 Seller: Eastleach Books
- Book number: 57324