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World Pictures
by Dorothy Menpes
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1902. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Mortimer Menpes. A delightful collection of the artwork of Mortimer Menpes depicting stunning locations all across the globe. Exploring countries all across the globe, including Holland, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, India, Morocco, China and Palestine, amongst countless others.Mortimer Menpes was a British painter, illustrator and printmaker. He created a form of colour etching, as well as publishing 'War Impressions', the first book to reproduce coloured art works faithfully, making him a pioneer of illustrated art books. He travelled prolifically to Japan, China, Burma, Mexico, India and Palestine, producing many art works inspired by and undertaken during his trips, and publishing a number of similar volumes detailing other travel destinations. With one hundred colour plates as well as line drawings in the text by Mortimer Menpes. Text written by his daughter, Dorothy Menpes.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc. A presumed first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; spine is a touch discoloured, with some occasional slight bumping. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800R20
- Title
- World Pictures
- Author
- Dorothy Menpes
- Illustrator
- Mortimer Menpes
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Mortimer Menpes Dorothy Menpes World Pictures Art Books Dorothy Menpes
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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