A Selection of Bird Paintings and Sketches [Signed Limited Edition - No. 348 of 500 With Original Watercolour on Board by the Signed by the Artist - Half Leather Binding]

Philip Rickman

Verlag: London: Curpotten Limited for Fine Sporting Interests, 1979

Beschreibung

London: Curpotten Limited for Fine Sporting Interests, First edition, 1979. This is no. 348 of a limited edition of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. 144 unnumbered pages; frontispiece tipped-in colour plate from a painting by Rickman, colour photograph of Rickman, 31 numbered tipped-on colour plates from paintings by Rickman, 37 pencil and ink sketches (some full page) by Rickman. This copy also includes a hand painted original signed water colour of a blue tit, on thick card glued to the page opposite limitation page. Book measure APPROX 16.5 X 12.5 INCHES. Splendidly bound in three-quarter polished green morocco leather over pale green cloth boards that are ruled in gilt and with two gilt smews (ducks) stamped on the front board and a gilt woodcock on the back board, spine with five gilt-decorated raised bands, lettered in gilt in two compartments, and with gilt partridges and pheasants stamped in the other four compartments, English marbled endpapers, all page edges in gilt, in thick green cloth slipcase, illustrated with Philip Rickman signature in gilt on the front cover, lg folio (16 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches). Slipcase worn at the edges and with marks and lightened patches to the cloth. This work celebrates the work of one of England's greatest ever bird painters. There is a foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh celebrating "the Grand Old Man of bird painting." Rickman died in 1982 at the age of 92. A fine copy in a good slipcase. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles. Joints good condition solid. Corners good condition. Boards good condition. Page edges good condition. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition solid. Paste downs good condition. End papers good condition. Title good condition. Pages good condition. Binding good condition solid and attractive. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1979 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1526127205078

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Selection of Bird Paintings and Sketches [...

Verlag: London: Curpotten Limited for Fine Sporting Interests

Erscheinungsdatum: 1979

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: Limited Edition