A Hand-Book for Young Painters
by C. R Leslie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray , 1855. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". Not Stated . The scarce first edition of this charming painting guide by British painter Charles Robert Leslie, with illustrations. The first edition of this work, a scarce edition to find. A complete and comprehensive hand-book for painters, containing directions and instructions for painting a variety of subjects, from imitation of nature and style, distinction between laws and rules, self-teaching, beauty of form, drawing, expression and composition, and much more. Written by C. R. Leslie, English genre painter in the nineteenth century. With numerous plates of illustrations. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, sunning to spine, minor damp mark to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Few light minor spots to the occasional leaf, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Featuring plates of illustrations. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 817A26
- Title
- A Hand-Book for Young Painters
- Author
- C. R Leslie
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- painting art cr leslie first editions art
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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