A Hundred Years of British Painting 1851-1951
by Hesketh Hubbard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$265.94CA$239.34
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1951. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated historical study of British painting. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-six images over sixty-four plates. Collated complete. A detailed historical study of British painting from 1851 to 1951, with chapters on each decade and the development to style, use of colour, and subject. Written by Hesketh Hubbard, a British artist and historian who founded the Forest Press and was appointed President of the Royal Society of British Artists. Bound by R. W. & H. B. Bound in full brown crushed morocco with gilt. Externally, very smart with light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Bound by R. W. & H. B. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890T40
- Title
- A Hundred Years of British Painting 1851-1951
- Author
- Hesketh Hubbard
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Hundred Years British Painting Hubbard British
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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