[Rarebooks] fs: Marine Painting, colored plates, c.1888

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 9047 )  May, Walter W[illiam]. MARINE PAINTING. WITH SIXTEEN COLOURED 
PLATES.
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, [1888?]. First Edition, Original cloth, 
Oblong Quarto, 68 pages + 2 leaves of publisher ads, Color plates, black & 
white cuts. Very Good.
      May's practical instruction for capturing on canvas not just the sea 
and sky but also ships and watercraft. There are 16 color plates of May's 
paintings tipped in, and each is accompanied by his explanatory text. There 
are also a number of small line drawings throughout. Bound in dark blue 
cloth over boards with upper board titled in gilt, both boards have 
blind-stamped borders and rules. Minor rubs at extremities, lower board has 
a few abraded spots to cloth near joint. There is light foxing scattered 
through the text and mounting pages but not affecting the plates themselves. 
Hinges not cracked. A very well preserved copy of this scarce and lovely 
book....... $175.00
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