Collection of Art Books
Item Details
A collection 19th and 20th century books on art. This selection includes volume two of Anecdotes of Painting in England; With the Account of the Principal Artists; and Incidental Notes on Other Arts. Also, a Catalogue of Engravers Who have Been Born or Resided in England. Collected by the Late George Vertue; Digested and Published from his Original Mss. by Horace Walpole; with Additions by the Rev. James Dallaway. by Ralph N. Wornum (1849); The Anatomy of Lettering by Warren Chappell (1940); The Elements of Perspective Arranged for the Use of Schools, and Intended to be Red in Connexion with the First Three Books of Euclid by John Ruskin (1860); and Appletons’ Cyclopaedia of Technical Drawing. Embracing the Principles of Construction as Applied to Practical Design. with Numerous Illustrations of Topographical, Mechanical, Engineering, Architectural, Perspective, and Free-Hand Drawing edited by W. E. Worthen (1889). Two of the four books are leather bound with one featuring raised bands on the spine.
| Binding | Leather |
| Number of Books | 4 |
Condition
- to poor; red rot; damage to cap and tail throughout; hinge is damaged; wear to corners and edges.
Dimensions
- measured largest book.
Item #
17ATL033-166
