A book of sporting painters / by Walter Shaw Sparrow ; a companion volume of new research to "British sporting artists" and "Angling in British art", with one hundred and thirty-six illustrations
1931, First Edition. London : John Lane The Bodley Head. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges and spine are worn, with tearing to rear joint and extremities. Text somewhat foxed throughout, with plates generally clean. Binding remains secure, and folding table is well-preserved. A very serviceable reference copy. Item #454510
Physical description; xv, [1], 240 pages, [15] leaves and [92] pages of plates : colour frontispiece, illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, folded genealogical table, portraits ; 29 cm. Subjects; Artists -- Great Britain. Sporting painting, British. Sporting prints, British. Sports in art. Art, British -- 18th century. Art, British -- 19th century.
Price: €48.00