AN ESSAY ON THE EDUCATION OF THE EYE WITH REFERENCE TO PAINTING [bound with] PRACTICAL HINTS ON COMPOSITION IN PAINTING. [bound with] PRACTICAL HINTS ON LIGHT AND SHADE IN PAINTING [bound with] PRACTICAL HINTS ON COLOUR IN PAINTING. by Burnet, John - 1865

London: J. & J. Leighton, 1865. Four seperate works bound together. An essay on the Education of the Eye, 1865, third edition, pp. xii,73; 7 engraved plates. Practical Hints on composition in Painting illustrated by examples from the Great Masters of the Italian, Flemish and Dutch Schools, 1865,seventh edition, pp. iii, 27; 9 plates. Practical Hints on Light and Shade in Painting illustrated by examples from the Italian, Flemish and Dutch schools. 1864, seventh edition, pp. iii, 45; 8 plates. Practical Hints on colour in Painting Practical Hints on Colouring in Painting illustrated by examples from the works of the Venetian, Flemish and Dutch Schools, 1865, sixth edition, pp. ix, 64; 8 hand-coloured engraved plates. Bound in contemporary black morocco, with plum-coloured pebbled cloth boards; very good with a little general wear and light rubbing to head/tail of the spine. Contents clean and tight, blank front free end paper not present, light spotting to the odd plate, all of which have tissue guards. A very good copy.. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Book.