Some Original Drawings By Ancient And Modern Artists Of Various Schools Remaining in the Collection of J.P.H.
by Hesseltine, J.P
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Gilt lettered vellum spine and gray boards. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: J,J, Waddington Ltd, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Gilt lettered vellum spine and gray boards. Very good. 26 x 19.5 cm. With presentation slip signed by Hesseltine, privately printed by the Chiswick Press. Forty plates (some in sepia) with title, size and medium and collector. J.P. Heseltine was both a distinguished etcher and a great art collector, appointed a trustee of the National Gallery, London serving from 1893-1929. Heseltine sold the most valuable part of his collection (approximately 600 Old Master drawings including his precious Rembrandt drawings) by private treaty sale in October 1912 to P. & D. Colnagi for a reputed £150,000.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22256
- Title
- Some Original Drawings By Ancient And Modern Artists Of Various Schools Remaining in the Collection of J.P.H.
- Author
- Hesseltine, J.P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Gilt lettered vellum spine and gray boards. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J,J, Waddington Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Drawing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art Reference; Prints;
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