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The Life of James McNeill Whistler.1908. 2 Volumes Complete

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Rare Two volume set.Great reference

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Category: Product ID: 3530

Description

Part of the Robin Spencer collection of art books.
Robin Spencer ( retired professor of the History of Art department at University of St. Andrews ) curated the Whistler exhibition that inaugurated the Nationalgalerie in West Berlin in 1969 and has written widely about his art.
Published by William Heinemann of London, 1908,companion to .’An Illustrated Catalogue of the Whistler Memorial Exhibition’ 1905.Heinemann, which we are also listing.
1st Edition.
Authors E.R and J. Pennel
Hardback two volumes.
Gilt lettering to front , Mustard coloured cloth spine cover, with black lettering.
The fore and bottom pages are rough trimmed.
Rubbed and scuffed to covers.
Slight split to mustard backstrip Volume I and II.Back hinge to Volume I is split (see photos).
Mild foxing.
Plates are clean and unmarked and some have original tissue covers.
315 and 327 pages.
4K weight