A Collection of Works on George Romney

George Paston [Emily Morse Symonds]; C. Lewis Hind; B. L. K. Henderson; S. C. Kaines Smith [editor]

Published by Methuen & Co.; T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd; Philip Allen & Co. 1903-1922, London, 1903

About this Item

A smart collection of illustrated works on English painter George Romney. Three volumes. First edition. A collection of works on the life and art of George Romney, an English portrait painter who was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures. This collection contains: George Romney, 1903. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Lacking all plates as they have been removed. Written by Emily Morse Symonds, known as an author by her pen name George Paston, a British author and literary critic. Romney, 1907. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates. Collated complete. Written by Charles Lewis Hind, a British journalist, writer, editor, art critic, and art historian. Dated from the British Library. George Romney, 1922. British Artists series. Signed by the editor to the preface. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Lacking four plates. Written by B. L. K. Henderson, a British art historian. Edited by S. C. Kaines Smith, a British author and lecturer on art. In the original full cloth binding, other than Romney which is in the full paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading or sunning to the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of volume one. With the odd pencil inscription or annotation to each volume. Good.

Seller Inventory # 925T83

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Collection of Works on George Romney
• Publisher: Methuen & Co.; T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd; Philip Allen & Co. 1903-1922, London
• Publication Date: 1903
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: George Romney
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Good
• Signed: signed by author
• Book Type: book