Frontis. & 19 photographic plates. 47 pp. Large 4to, orig. blue cloth (extremities rubbed), upper cover lettered in gilt. [London: Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, c. 1937]. This copy belonged to Benedict Nicolson (1914-78), a prominent art historian. Locker-Lampson (1875-1946), an MP and author, formed a highly selective collection of Italian paintings. They include Pietro Longhi s Visit to a Library, Vivarini s St. Jerome (National Gallery of Art, Washington), and Bacchiacca s Eve with Cain and Abel (Metropolitan Museum of Art). The works were eventually dispersed in 1938. It is likely that this catalogue was prepared as a record of the collection before its contents were auctioned off. Very good copy. Stamp of "Tomas Harris Ltd. 6, Chesterfield Gardens, Curzon Street, London W.1.". Seller Inventory # 6071

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Title: A Few Italian Pictures collected by� With an...

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