THE COLOUR OF ROME, Historic, Personal and Local. An Introduction by Douglas Sladen, and an Essay by the Artist.
by POTTER, Olave Muriel. Illustrated by YOSHIO MARKINO.:
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About This Item
London, Chatto & Windus, 1909.. FIRST EDITION 1909, LIMITED DE LUXE EDITION of 100 COPIES FOR SALE, THIS BEING NO. 9. Small 4to, approximately 260 x 195 mm, 10¼ x 7 ¾ inches, 48 colour plates, including frontispiece plus 12 sepia plates, all mounted with tissue guards and captioned in red, pages: xxx, 1-262 including index, publisher's full pictorial cream vellum, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, gilt picture to upper cover, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, marbled endapers. Spine slightly bumped at tail, corners a little worn at tips, spine slightly dusty, small pale mark to lower cover, 10 colour plates have pale foxing to margins, 8 very light and 2 a little heavy, pale foxing also to margins of 2 sepia plates, 1 heavy, occasional pale foxing to text margins, some tissue guards a little creased and foxed, pale age-browning to endpapers, tiny spot of adhesion to last endpaper and pastedown, otherwise a very good copy. YOSHIO MARKINO (1869 – 1956) Japanese artist and author who spent much of his life in London. In 1893 he enrolled at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in San Francisco and stayed in the city for 4 years. In 1897 he returned to London, and settled in Chelsea where he lived until he died (1897-1942). The Colour of London got critical acclaim and was followed in 1908 by The Colour of Paris and The Colour of Rome, and in 1912 by The Charm of London. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47343
- Title
- THE COLOUR OF ROME, Historic, Personal and Local. An Introduction by Douglas Sladen, and an Essay by the Artist.
- Author
- POTTER, Olave Muriel. Illustrated by YOSHIO MARKINO.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Chatto & Windus, 1909.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rome japan japanese artist Yoshio Markino Travel history Italy limited editions japan japanese de luxe editions
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