Author: E. Beresford Chancellor
Title: London Recalled; Being a Topographical Description of the Collection of Water-Colour Drawings by W. Alister Macdonald in the Guildhall Art Gallery
Description: Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An exploration of London through the watercolour drawings of William Alister Macdonald, delightfully illustrated with plates throughout. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight further colour plates, and fifty-six black-and-white plates. Collated, complete. A guide through London, including well-known areas such as the Strand and Westminster, written by Edwin Beresford Chancellor (1868-1937), who was best known for his many topographical works on London. These informative descriptions are accompanied by the beautiful watercolour drawings of William Alister Macdonald (1861-1956). In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with fading to the rear board and spine, and marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot, more so to the plates. Very Good . Ill.: W. Alister Macdonald. Very Good .

Keywords: London E. Beresford Chancellor W. Alister Macdonald Watercolour E. Beresford Chancellor Topographical art W. Alister Macdonald


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