Author: A. F. Grace
Title: A Course of Lessons in Landscape Painting in Oils
Description: London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin, & Co, 1881. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this educational collection of lessons discussing in depth the art of landscape painting in oil, with eight beautiful colour plates. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. A collection of lessons on landscape painting in oil, discussing form, perspective, reflections in water, colour, tone, clouds, and many more topics. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and many in-text engravings. Collated, complete. Written by A. F. Grace. The illustrations are reproductions after Turner, Constable, de Wint, Muller, F. Walker, Mason, A. F. Grace, and more. Three pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper, 'to Evan Hudson, from her affectionate Husband, 10 July 1883&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Marks to the boards and spine. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, resulting in some loss of cloth. Spine is discoloured. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with spots, though the spots do not affect the plates. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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