The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914

New York: Pierpont Morgan Library in association with Dover Publications, 1976. Obviously never read. Fine condition but for just a tiny bit of rubbing on the cover. The spine is square and flat. NO creases. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are creamy white. Fresh and crisp. A key reference. Listed in Katz (1994) as one of the best 30 books on the history of book illustration. Lavishly illustrated with 295 reproductions including 100 full page plates. From the preface: "It attempts in essays and illustration and by full bibliographical descriptions to give a comprehensive view of that time when England's illustrated books were as fine as any in the world." Among the artists and engravers profiled here are Blake, Turner, Rowlandson, Combe, Cruikshank, Bewick, the Danziel Brothers, Martin, Constable, Lear, Baxter, Fawcett, Thackeray, Phiz, Leech, Rossetti, Tenniel, Foster, Houghton, Evans, Crane, Caldecott, Greenaway, Ricketts, Pissarro, Craig, Thomson, Beardsley, Beerbohm, Rackham, etc. Artzen/Rainwater N108. Oversize Softcover. 8.5" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Softbound Edition. Oversize Softcover. Fine condition. xxxiii, 336pp.