american art review journal devoted von koehler (2 Ergebnisse)

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A massive volume with countless illustrations and sixty-one plates, including original etchings, numerous articles and reviews. Handsomely bound in half-morocco with gilt lettering and a floral motif on the spine. 12" x 10", 556pp. + plates. The frontis etching has some light creases and a small spot in the margin; "Landscape with Sheep" has three smudges in the margin, otherwise the plates are in excellent condition. There is some scuffing to the top corners of the covers, but the binding is quite sound with strong hinges.

61 Engravings and Etchings and 278 illustration scattered throughout the text including many head-pieces, tail-pieces and initials specifically designed for the American Art Review. (illustrator). First Edition. A comprehensive review of art, sculpture and architecture with a special emphasis on the artistic progress in America of the steady development of the art of etching. "The publication of a series of plates by American etchers in the REVIEW will, as we hope, aid in fostering the growth of this peculiarly painter's art, which, though born in the seventeenth century, may, by reason of its remarkable revival in our own day, be regarded as equally the child of the nineteenth. The prominent artists, because no periodical hitherto published here has afforded a fitting place for the display of their work." Clean, pristine condition. No foxing, no soil. Fine condition. Leather extremities a little rubbed but overall the leather is in very good condition. Thick 4to. 9-5/8" x 12-1/4." Three Quarter Leather. 556 pp. All edges gilt.