Sport in Art and Books, The Paul Mellon Collection: British Sporting and Animal Paintings, 1655-1867 by Egerton, Judy - 1978

London: Tate Gallery, 1978. First. hardcover. very good/very good(-). 43 color plates and 120 full-page monochrome illus. 382 pages of text. Thick 4to, red cloth with black spine label, edgetorn d.w. London: The Tate Gallery, for the Yale Center for British Art, 1978. First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

London/New Haven CT: Tate Gallery for Yale Center for British Art, 1978. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 382pp.incl.index; HB red w/gilt,blk.&silver; some rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ dk.gray w/white-pic.cover; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners. "Mr. Paul Mellon's collection of British Sporting and Animal Paintings" The work of 111 artists.

London: Tate Gallery, 1978. Hardcover. First edition. Near Fine clothbound hardcover with light rubbing to the lower extremities in a Very Good+ dust jacket with a crease along the bottom edge of the front panel and a long scratch, light shelf wear, and a short closed tear to the back panel. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of sporting and animal paintings, drawn from the Paul Mellon Collection, many now at the Yale Center for British Art. "The majority of the paintings depict hunting, hawking, coursing, shooting and fishing with some scenes of archery, boxing, rowing or cricket; the animal paintings represent wild animals, factually or romantically portrayed, and prize farm livestock." The catalogue presents 382 works by 111 British artists, each described and annotated. Artists include John Wootton, George Stubbs, Benjamin Marshall, Thomas Gainsborough, Charles Towne, Johann Zoffany, James… Read More

Tate Gallery, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.3600 11.7300 8.9000. Dust jacket has heavy wear and tear to the edges mainly from shelf wear and handling. Pages are very good condition.

Yale Center for British Art, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

series: Sport in Art and Books. The Paul Mellon Collection. "British sporting art derives its character from the same source as that other British specialty, the open air portrait. Both reflect a taste for informality, an idealization of leisure and a love of country life; and the best sporting artists achieve, almost in passing, an unselfconscious celebration of the British landscape." xxiv, 382 pages, 43 color and 120 black-and-white plates, Index; 30 cm. Includes an Alphabetical List of Artists with catalogue and plate numbers. As New in color pictorial dust jacket protected with plasticine; gift quality. Stock#ofc0515.

London: Tate Gallery for the Yale Center for British Art, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. Illustrated with 43 color plates and 120 black-and-white plates. Quarto. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with the front cover stamped in gilt and the spine stamped in black and gilt.

Tate Gallery, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

London/ New Haven, Connecticut: Tate Gallery/ Yale Center for British Art, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in a very good dustwrapper.

The Tate Gallery; Yale Center for British Art. As New. 1978. Hardcover. 0905005511 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine, pages unmarked - Book description: "...320 entries together with 43 colour plates and 120 full-page monochrome illustrations. " Among the artists represented: Ben Marshall, Francis Barlow, Benjamin Herring, James Ward, George Morland, and others. -- with a bonus offer-- .