Practical Essays on Art

New York: Edward L. Wilson, 1888. Hardcover. Red & tan marbled paper boards with garnet cloth spine, cream paper title blocks on spine & front cover,. appx. 150 pp., duotone illus. G- (Spine material is more than halfway loose with a few bits missing; all edges are well worn; last plate page is loose and present; pages and plates are great; a likely candidate for rebinding; WARMLY INSCRIBED BY EDITOR on an opening page.). Item #6302

Title on spine: Burnet's Art Essays. Title on front cover: John Burnet's Art Essay: Compostion, Light and Shade, Education of the Eye. A newer edition of this classic art instruction book crafted by Scottish engraver and painter John Burnet (1784-1868), edited and arranged by Edward L. Wilson. Divided into three parts: Practical Hints on Composition (22 pages, illustrated); Practical Hints on Light and Shade in Painting (45 pages, illustrated); An Essay on The Education of the Eye with Reference to Painting (73 pages, illustrated). The illustrations were reproduced entirely by photolithography.

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