1914 Francisco Goya Hugh Stokes Signed Dedicated R. A. Walker Bookplate James Gu

Description: Click here to see our other books! Francisco Goya A Study of the Work and Personality of the Eighteenth Century Spanish Painter and Satirist. Hugh Stokes 1914 Herbert Jenkins : London 9.5" by 7" (xxi) 397pp. SUMMARY A signed and dedicated copy of this work on Francisco Goya, from the personal library of R. A. Walker. Author's Presentation Copy,First Edition,Illustrated,Signed Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of the work. With forty eight full page monochrome plates. Signed and dedicated by author Hugh Stokes to art scholar Rainforth Armitage Walker, 'To R. A. Walker Esq With the good wishes of Hugh Stokes, June 1920'. With the bookplate of Rainforth Armitage Walker to front pastedown. This example of Walker's numerous bookplates was designed by noted Scottish artist James Guthrie. Walker was known for his relationship with Aubrey Beardsley, the English author and illustrator. Beardsley designed a series of bookplates for Walker based upon his illustrations created for Le Morte D'Arthur. This bookplate is not one of Beardsley's, but was instead designed by James Guthrie and is dated 1914. Guthrie was best known for his portraits but was also commissioned to create bookplates, including this particular example for Walker. We can find no other record of this particular bookplate. The work details the work and life of Spanish painter and satirist Francisco Goya who is considered the most important Spanish painter of the 18th and early 19th century. CONDITION In original publisher's red cloth binding. Externally smart, with bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Damp staining to spine and front board. Spine is sunned. Handling marks to the boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. Offsetting from bookplate to front free endpaper. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Small tidemarks to endpapers, not affecting the bookplate. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with just the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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