The Practice and Science of Drawing
Speed, Harold
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1913
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8vo, 296 pp. Original tan cloth with decorative red panel and gilt titles. With 93 illustrations and diagrams, including plates after Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Velazquez, Degas, Ingres, Rubens, and others. Condition: Good+. Cloth moderately soiled and darkened, spine rubbed at head/foot, corners worn, rear board with noticeable discoloration. Text block square and tight. Boards and binding a little shaken but intact. Interior clean, scattered light foxing, most plates intact and crisp, plates at the rear of the book loose. See photos. ---. A sound copy of the scarce 1913 American first edition. A landmark treatise on drawing, blending technique, vision, and rhythm. Chapters cover line drawing, mass drawing, proportion, portraiture, and visual memory. Still regarded as one of the finest manuals for art students and teachers. Seller Inventory # 902
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Practice and Science of Drawing
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1913
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good+
Edition: First American Edition.