HISTORY OF PAINTING, A. 8 Volumes, Complete
T. C. And E. C. Jack, 1911. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. 8 Volumes, Complete Set. 1911. Gold lettering on the spine. Vol. I -The Renaissance in Central Italy; 254 pages; Missing 1/' of the top of the spine; front hinge cracked, a few tears in the pages. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper and a label on the inside cover. Missing 1 Plate (Boticelli, Mars and Venus). Vol II - The Renaissance in Venice, 232 pages. Vol. III - Later Italians and Genius of Spain; Top of the spine is torn. Vol IV - The Renaissance in the north; and the Flemish Genius; 237 pages; front hinge is cracked, first few pages loose. Vol. V - The Dutch Genius; 255 pages; Top and tail of the spine are worn, front inner hinge is cracked. Vol. VI - The French Genius; Top of the spine is missing 1/2', a couple of loose pages in the text, back inner hinge cracked; missing 2 plates (Boucher - Diana and Ingres - The Source). Vol. VII - The British Genius, 313 pages; wear to the top and tail of the spine and to the corners, Missing 1 Plate (Kneller - The Ladies Churchill). Vol VIII - The Modern Genius, and the Index; 332 pages; Top of the spine and corners are worn, Missing 1 Plate (Leighton - The Bath of Psyche). A very good copy of this complete set of the History of Painting, with a preface by Frank Brangwyn and illustrated with 200 tipped-in plates in full colour. This is a very heavy set and may require additional shipping charges. Very Good - / No Dust Jacket. Item #008196
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