Modern Masters of Etching

London: The Studio, 1924-32. First edition. Hardback. Good. 10" by 12". Various. A collection of thirty-three first editions from the 'Modern Masters of Etching' illustrated series, with titles on Frank Grangwyn, Francisco de Goya, and J. Pennell among others. A collection of thirty-three consecutive first editions, published from 1926 to 1932, from The Studio's series on 'Modern Masters of Etchings.' Each volume is introduced and commented by Malcolm C. Salaman, English author, journalist, and critic. Illustrated to every volume with twelve exceptional etchings tipped in representative of the work of each artist, each with its protective tissue guard.This series is dedicated to some of the leading exponents of the etcher's art in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century. The present collection comprises titles on:Frank Brangwyn, number 1 James McBey, number 2Andres Zorn, number 3J L Forain, number 4Sir Frank Short, number 5 Frank W. Benson, number 6Sir D Y Cameron I, number 7Marius Bauer, number 8Alphonse Legros, number 9Edmund Blampied, number 10Sir Francis Seymour Haden, number 11F. L. Griggs, number 12James McNeill Whistler, number 13Charles Meryon, number 14Francisco de Goya, number 15William Walcot, number 16E. S. Lumsden, number 17H Rushbury, number 18G L Brockhurst, number 19Rembrandt, number 20Malcolm Osborne, number 21L. C. Rosenberg, number 22Arthur Briscoe, number 23Levon West, number 24, with its price-clipped dust wrapper Robert Austin, number 25Martin Lewis, number 26W Russell Flint, number 27Joseph Pennell, number 28Laura Knight, number 29Frank Brangwyn II, number 30C. R. W. Nevinson, number 31James McNeill Whistler II, number 32Sir D. Y. Cameron II, number 33 In the original publisher's binding over paper covered boards and title label to the front board. The volumes on J. Pennell, Robert Austin, and L. C. Rosenberg were rebound in a smart full cloth binding with the original title label pasted to the front board and leather title label to the spine, new endpapers. Externally sound with some shelf wear and edge wear, with some general chipping to the head and tail of the spine and some minor loss to the head and tail of the spine to volumes on Whistler II, Brangwyn II, W. Russel Flint, and Lumsden. General minor soiling to the boards. Lacking the title label to the spine of the volumes on Bauer, Brangwyn I, McBey, Griggs, Zorn, Cameron, Short, and Legros. With A Pugh-Thomas' bookplate to the front pastedown of the volume on Frank Brangwyn I, Cameron, Francis Haden, James McBey, Whistler, Griggs, Andres Zorn, Marius Bauer, James McNeill Whistler, Frank Brangwyn II, E. S. Lumsden and William Walcot. Previous ownership inscription to the front pastedown of Nevinson volume, dated 1932. Library bookplate to the front pastedown of the volume on W Russell Flint and Charles Meryon, with library stamps to the title page, its verso, and the first and last leaf of text as well as to each plate. With a minor bookseller sticker to the font pastedown of the volume on Legros. The dust wrapper of the volume on Levon West is price clipped and rather worn, with some shelf wear and chipping, as well as a closed tear to the rear wrap and a minor loss to the front wrap and tail of the spine. Internally, the binding is slightly tender to the occasional volume but generally firm. With some spotting and light foxing to the first and last few leaves only to the occasional volume, otherwise the pages are generally bright and clean. Each volume is illustrated with twelve plates tipped in, each with its protective tissue guard. Collated, complete. Good