Modern Masters of Etching: Frank Brangwyn, R.A.

London: The Studio, 1924. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 10" by 13". Frank Brangwyn. A first edition collection of numerous tipped in etchings from artist Frank Brangwyn. The first edition of this work, in the very scarce publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. With an introduction from Malcolm Charles Salaman, an English author, journalist and critic.Illustrated throughout with numerous tipped in plates of etchings from Frank Brangwyn, a Welsh artist, painter, watercolourist, printmaker, illustrator, and designer. Each plate is protected by a captioned tissue guard.As well as paintings and drawings, he produced designs for stained glass, furniture, ceramics, table glassware, buildings and interiors, was a lithographer and woodcutter and was a book illustrator. It has been estimated that during his lifetime Brangwyn produced over 12,000 works. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Fading to board perimeters. Rubbing to head of rear boards. Small closed tear to head of front joint. Discolouration to dust wrapper perimeters. Significant edgewear to dust wrapper tail, with chipping closed tears, and loss to back strip tail. Tape reinforcements to reverse of dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Light foxing to first few pages. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good