Shadow of Eros: A Biographical and Critical Study of the Life and Works of Sir Alfred Gilbert book by Adrian Bury
Language: English
Published by The Dropmore Press Ltd., 1952
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: West Cove UK, Wellington, United KingdomWest Cove UK
AbeBooks seller since December 16, 2019
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 66.40
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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in excellent condition. Dustcover tattered book itself is great. Copy 13 of 300. Signed. Year 1952. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Even in the heyday of his life he would not be interviewed and was reticent in discussing his works. When engaged on royal memorials there was every reason for his discretion. Gilbert's re- fusal, however, to explain his attitude in certain circumstances exhausted the patience of patrons and tended to play into the hands of persons, particularly would-be rivals, ill-disposed to him, though I am inclined to think that he sometimes imagined hos- tility where none existed. The most comprehensive essay on Alfred Gilbert appeared in the Easter number of the Art Journal for 1903. It was written by his friend, Joseph Hatton, author and journalist, and is a highly intelligent eulogium. Hatton, knowing Gilbert intimately, was al- lowed to write a conversational impression of the sculptor, and the story he tells of important works, notably the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain and the troubles it incurred, is authentic. Among estab- lished writers o.…
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- Title
- Shadow of Eros: A Biographical and Critical Study of the Life and Works of Sir Alfred Gilbert book by Adrian Bury
- Author
- Adrian Bury
- Publisher
- The Dropmore Press Ltd.
- Publication year
- 1952
- Condition
- Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Seller catalogs
- Antiquarian Rare & Collectable
West Cove UK
Wellington, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since December 16, 2019
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