ENGLISH WATERCOLOUR PAINTERS; H. J. Paris / with 8 plates in colour and 21 illustrations in black & white
London: William Collins of London, 1945. Colour & B&W illustrations. First Edition: Britain in Pictures. Boards. 8vo (6 1/2" x 9"), pictorial brown paper with white lettering and triple ruled boarders over boards with depiction of little girl fishing, illustrated with 8 glossy plates in colour and 21 illustrations in black & white, 47, [48] pages. No dust jacket. Very Good / None. Item #5562
H. J. Paris was an expert on British Watercolourists. Among several artists discussed are Paul Sandby, Thomas Girtin, John Constable, William Blake, J.M.W. Turner, David Jones, Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Rolandson, Samuel Palmer, and John Piper.
Cloth tight and without annotations; no foxing or distress to illustrations; light uniform age-toning. Bookplate of Hospital Library on front pastedown.
Price: $25.00