Author: Henry Blackburn; Various
Title: Academy Notes
Description: London, Chatto and Windus, 1875-94. Leather. A very scarce to see set collecting together the issues of this publication promoting the Royal Academy. Twenty issues bound in one. Very scarce to see as a set.An impressive set collecting together many years of 'Academy Notes', a publication by the Royal Academy to promote and celebrate their exhibitions and artists. This set includes consecutive issues for the first twenty years of publication, providing a unique insight into art in the Victorian era.Volume I contains five issues, for 1875 to 1879. Volume II contains five issues, for 1880 to 1884.Volume III contains five issues, for 1885 to 1889.Volume IV contains five issues, for 1890 to 1894.The Royal Academy of Arts was founded in 1768, and exhibited works by many of the leading artists of modern history.Each volume is illustrated profusely throughout with examples of the RA's artists works; these include John Everett Millais, Edward Poynter, Sigismund Goetze, Frederic Leighton, Randolph Caldecott, and many more.Edited by Henry Blackburn.1875 issue is the second edition. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the boards and spines. Spines are faded. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only the occasional scattered spot. Tidemark to the second half of Volume IV. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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