ROYCROFT - HUBBARD, Elbert
Little Journeys to the homes of Eminent Artists. Vol. I.
East Aurora, NY, Roycrofters, 1902. 20 x 15 cm. Orig. suede leather with ample turned edges. (8), 264 pp. Top gilt, uncut. First edition. Leather partly discoloured, a bit loosening; moiré silk endpapers loose from the cardboard stuffing of the binding; silk paper from Raphael's likeness torn; first quire loosening from the book block. However, in a very reasonable condition for a Roycroft book. Hubbard tells in his refreshing way about Raphael, Leonardo, Botticelli, Thorwaldsen, Gainsborough and Velasquez. Illustrated with pictures of the artists, vignettes and some very nice initials (book design: Samuel Warner).
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