One of the few railway artist actually to be commissioned by the railway companys, and particularly by British Rail when steam was still operational, Terence Cuneo's paintings are renowned throughout the world. As well as illustrating his most famous works, the book includes many new and unseen paintings. Both the paintings and the text, laced with fascinating sketches and anecdotes, reflects this great British artist's genius and real love of railways. Indeed, his enthusiasm has produced paintings of railways as diverse ...
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One of the few railway artist actually to be commissioned by the railway companys, and particularly by British Rail when steam was still operational, Terence Cuneo's paintings are renowned throughout the world. As well as illustrating his most famous works, the book includes many new and unseen paintings. Both the paintings and the text, laced with fascinating sketches and anecdotes, reflects this great British artist's genius and real love of railways. Indeed, his enthusiasm has produced paintings of railways as diverse as the small trains of Kashmir and the giants of America and Canada, at the same time remaining true to his first love, the great railways of Britain.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0904568431. Wonderful color and b&w paintings and drawings by this prominent British artist who was well-known for his railway paintings. Original green covers with gilt spine and cover decoration. This is the true first edition, printed in 1984--not a later reprint. Still contains a publisher's premium that could have been removed to apply for a first day stamp cover signed by the artist. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no owners' names and no bookplates. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with the exception of a small snag to lower edge of rear panel. Nice collectible condition.; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11"-13" tall; 128 pages.
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