A Dictionary of Flower, Fruit, and Still-Life Painters (3 volumes in 4 parts)
Leigh-on-Sea, England: F. Lewis, Publishers, Ltd., 1962-1964. Hardcover. 4 vols. Blue cloth, tan-gray paper dust jackets. Volume 1: 1962, 68 pp., 74 glossy pages with over 100 bw photos; Volume 2: 1963, 70 pp., 64 pp. with over 100 bw photographs; Volume 3, Part 1: 1964, 89 pp., 48 pp with around 80-90 bw glossy photographs; Volume 3, Part 2:1964, 124 pp., 56 pp. of glossy bw photographs. VG (Has average age overall; a virtually unused set with light foxing spots on endpapers.). Item #122779
This impressive and vital 3-volume set (volume 3 being split into two physical volumes) addresses the artists who were born between the 15th century and 1885. Volume 1 covers the 15th to the 17th centuries. Volume 2 covers the 18th century. Volume 3, Part 1 ) covers the years 1786-1840. Volume 3, Part 2 covers the years 1841-1885. The books follow dictionary format, in alpha order by artist surname, and include samples of illustrations at the rear. Rare, found as a set.
OCLC: 40525323
Price: $250.00