Author: ROYCROFTERS - HUBBARD, Elbert
Title: Little Journeys to the homes of Eminent Artists. Vol. II. (Colored by hand).
Description: East Aurora, NY, Roycrofters, 1902. 21 x 15 cm. Orig. suede leather with ample turned edges. (10), 164 pp. Top gilt, uncut. Printed on heavy, rough handmade Roycroft paper. With a silk bookmarker. First edition. Leather partly discoloured, construction of the binding a bit loosening. Hubbard tells in his sprightly way about Corot, Correggio, Bellini, Cellini, Abbey and Whistler. Illustrated with pictures of the artists, vignettes and some very nice initials (book design: Samuel Warner). Most of the vignettes colored by hand and heightened in gold.

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