Practical Hints on Composition in Painting, Illustrated by Examples From the Great Masters of the Italian, Flemish and Dutch Schools
New York: Linen and Fennell, 1839. Hardbound. Publishers boards and cloth spine, with paper label on front cover. Preliminary sheet of endorsements and testimonials to this edition, t.p., dedication, Preface to the American Edition, 31 pp. with 9 engraved plates, each containing a number of figures. VG, library stamp at base of title page. Heavy foxing to the engraved plates, even with tissue guards. Item #114733
Testimonials to the faithfullness and fidelity of the reproductions for this American edition as compared to the English edition are submitted by Samluel F.B. Morse, Henry Inman, Charles C. Ingham, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cummings, John L. Morton and J.F.E. Prudhomme. this preliminary sheet also states that the second part of this eventual three-part republication of Burnet's work on Painting, is in production. This first American edition is taken from the 4th English edition. I find no bibliographic records for the 2nd or 3rd parts of this edition that were said (in the prospectus or preliminary sheet). Notr found in the marketplace, the American engravings were prepared by Lewis P. Clover. Rare.
Price: $115.00