Light and Water - A Study of Reflexion, and Colour in River, Lake and Sea

1903 1st edition. 115pp. Ex-Library. Good/None. Blue decorative cloth boards with some rubbing to edges/spine, minor scuffing/soiling. Hinges intact. Binding sound. Contents generally clean and tight with moderate foxing throughout (plates unaffected), very minor soiling. Attractive library sticker inside front cover, library markings to ffep and title page. Tissue overlay at frontis. Top edges gilt. B&W photos throughout (39 images on 24 plates) by the author, F A Bligh, F M Sutcliffe, A Spuhler, G R Ballance, F Newington, H P Robinson and C E Wanless. Also B&W sketches and diagrams by the author. A study for artists on the effects of light on landscapes. With the aid of photos of bodies of water across the world including Switzerland, Italy, Ireland and Scotland, Pollock illustrates the refelctive powers of water. Very scarce.