Simon Toll (9 results)

Staple Bound. Condition: Very Good. Save for some faint smudging to the rear cover and the bare hints of oxidization to the staple binding, this book is in stellar shape. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 80 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm. This paperback catalogue gives a colourful and detailed view of the exhibition 'Lowry & the Pre-Raphaelites' that took place at The Lowry in Salford Quays from 10th November 2018 to 24th February 2019. The book contains 30 full-colour illustrations alongside informative and insightful text contributed by the show's curator, Claire Stewart, as well as writers Christopher Newell and Colin Cruise.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 2.8 lbs; Painting illustration to the dust jacket with title in white lettering; 2003, Antique Collectors Club Publishing; 208 pages; "Herbert James Draper: A Life Study," by Simon Toll.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Original cloth, first edition. Fine condition in a fine DJ, protected in a Brodart mylar cover. 9.2 X 0.84 X 11.26 inches; 208 pages. There is slight crease to the front of the dj, barely visible; also very minor spotting to the front cover (see photos). INSCRIPTION: includes a loosely inserted Christmas card signed by Simon Toll, the author (photos). Herbert Draper was one of the most successful painters of classical mythologies and elegant portraits, in the period between the turn of the Twentieth Century and the advent of the First World War. His pictures are the archetypes of the Victorian classical revival; dramatic and sensually charged subjects of beautiful maidens and dynamic heroes. Neglected for over half a century, Draper's work has finally been reassessed. He is now regarded as one of the last great painters of classical narratives in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Herbert Draper: A Life Study is the first study of Draper's art and life, largely based on previously unstudied material in private archives. Many of the pictures reproduced in this book for the first time are now in private collections and have not been exhibited since Draper's death. Herbert James Draper (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Original cloth. First edition. Trace rubbing to the gilt titles else fine condition in fine DJ.; 9.2 X 0.84 X 11.26 inches; 208 pages.

HARDCOVER. Condition: New. Herbert Draper was one of the most successful painters of classical mythologies and elegant portraits, in the period between the turn of the Twentieth Century and the advent of the First World War. His pictures are the archetypes of the Victorian classical revival; dramatic and sensually charged subjects of beautiful maidens and dynamic heroes. Neglected for over half a century, Draper's work has finally been reassessed. He is now regarded as one of the last great painters of classical narratives in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Herbert Draper: A Life Study is the first study of Draper's art and life, largely based on previously unstudied material in private archives. Many of the pictures reproduced in this book for the first time are now in private collections and have not been exhibited since Draper's death. …

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition. Hardcover with very good dust-jacket. Clean and solid. No tears, stains, or odors. NOT a book club edition. NOT ex-library. Hand-wrapped and packaged in cardboard.

Antique Collectors' Club. Woodbridge. 2002. First Edition. Hardback in DW. Illustrated in colour and b/w. Back panel lightly scratched, otherwise a clean and sound copy.