vignon alphen bax (2 risultati)

Oblong 4to; original blue cloth, lettered in black on spine, with publisher's monogram in black to upper cover; dustwrapper with pictorial onlay to upper panel; pp. 15 + (41); some illustrations accompanying introduction; twenty full-page, two-tone sketches with descriptions of each. Dustwrapper somewhat worn and mottled, with paper tape repairs to reverse; cloth tape reinforcing to lower hinge. Very good condition, in a modest dustwrapper. "De Vignon van Alphen's Knysna sketches represent a unique contribution to middle 19th century art in South Africa, yet they are hardly known today. . It was the awesome grandeur of nature in the Knysna forests that provided van Alphen with the subject matter most adequate to his romantic needs. He seems to have sensed in it a strange mingling of power and beauty to which his inmost being responded, and to which he was able to give expression by means of his particular medium - sketches in bistre, ink and pencil.".

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed and lightly marked. there are several small tears, but almost no paper loss. the book has no inscriptions, but there is light foxing, and old tape residue marks on the front end page. the front end page also has a small piece missing. the binding is excellent, with all tipped in plates present. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.