Reed, J. E.; Smith, Geo A. and other writers; One Hundred Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Painting Photogravures and Etchings; Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,
PHILA, GEBBIE & CO., 1890 , HARD BACK
Overall Condition is: Fair
1890 CIRCA All have lush colored-silk covers/flexible boards with matching sillk ribbon ties and contain photogravures with tissue guards and accompanying descriptive text pages. This is not a complete set. ADDITIONAL SHIPPING REQUIRED (25 lbs) (Section 1): General wear, gilt on cover, soft cloth boards, ten black and white plates, shelf worn, pages unbound, 10 black and white illustrations. A few examples include The Last Moments of John Brown photogravure from the original painting by Thomas Hovenden at the Paris Exposition 1889; Reding Rabelais from the original painting by Jose Frappa etched by Wm. St John Harper. (Section 3): lt on cover, soft cloth boards, tie on top and fore edges, 10 black and white plates, edge wear, pages not bound, 10 black and white illustrations. Includes Between Arguments photogravure from the original painting by Leo Hermann; On the Terrace from the original painting Firmin Girard etched by Ben Damman. (Section 4): General wear, edge wear, 10 black and white plates, pages unbound, 10 black and white etchings including Lifting the Nets - The Herring Fishers photogravure from the original painting by G Haquette; Diana Surprised photogravure from the original painting by Jules Lefebvre; Psyche by P.A. DeCurzon. Section 4 includes a title page with the copy #470. Section 5: General wear, pages not bound together, some page margins have soiling however, and one of the etchings is not mounted on the large matte-like paper, large beautiful black and white etchings, ties on 3 of 4 sides, soft cloth boards, gilt on cover, the cloth (especially on the spine) is deteriorating and fraying, 10 illustrations including In Normandie by J.J. Veyrassat etched by Peter Moran; The Dream of the Soldier photogravure from the original painting by E. Detaille. (Section 7): General wear, vibrant purple boards made of soft cloth, bright gilt on cover, 10 black and white plates, shelf worn, pages unbound, 9 black and white illustrations & 1 color. A few of the illustrations include the following: A Visit to the Mares, photogravure from the original painting by Jean- Richard Goubie; In Love photogravure from the original painting by Marcus Stone (Section 8): General wear, some page margins soiled, some staining to corner of boards, tie on right edge, gilt on cover, 10 black and white plates, pages unbound, black and white illustrations. A few examples include Danish Marine photogravure from the original painting by H.S. Chase, Jr; A Song of Spring-Time from the original painting by William Adolph Bouguereau in the Paris Exhibition. (Section 9): General wear, cloth boards, tie on foredge, gilt on cover, pages unbound. 10 black and white plates, edge wear, 10 black and white illustrations, which includes October, Potato Gathering photogravure from the original painting by Auguste Hagboro; The Gaurdian Angel (printed on silk, not an etching on paper) from the original painting by P. Alfred De Curzon etched by H. Dubochet. Oversized book, additional postage may be required.
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