Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Seller's Description:
G/NONE. Good, inked note to one of the portrait lists at rear of book, no other names or markings. No DJ. Hinge cracked at mid section of plates, threads exposed but still well attached.; Downman was a Welsh painter and sketcher of portraits and other subjects. Originally published as an Extra Number for The Connossieur. Forty nine text pages followed by 62 pages of plates after drawings by Downman, in color and b&w. Also includes a list of Portraits from tohe Sketch Books from Butleigh Court (Second Series Volumes 1-5), Third Series (Volumes 1-4) Fourth Series (Volumes 1-6). Also list of sketches in one of the Sktech-Books of the First Series, as well as a list of a few portraits by John Downman and a listing of portraits exhibited by John Downman at the Royal Academy. Included as well is a listing of the illustractions by Downman presented in this volume.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 49 p.
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VG. Green marbled and half green cloth boards with black lettering. xiix, 62 pp. of BW illustrations, li-lxviii pp. "The author has for some years past spent a portion of his leisure in investigatin the history of John Downman, in pursuance of a promise he made to his friends in 1894 that his work on John Russell should be followed by a similar volume on Downman."-Preface.