Royal Palaces and Gardens
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1916. TURBAYNE, Albert Angus. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xii, 316. Frontis. tipped in color plate. Illustrated with 59 additional tipped in color reproductions of Mima Nixon paintings. With an Introductory Essay by Dion Clayton Calthorp with texts by numerous contributors. Red cloth, titles stamped in black on cover and in gilt on spine with illustration and decoration stamped in grey and black, top edges red, deckled outer edge: spine minimally sunned, frontis. partially detached, bookplate. Very Good+ / No Jacket - as issued. Item #12575
Richly illustrated, this Edwardian-era exploration of the royal palaces and gardens of Europe highlights their historical significance and design. Profits from the publication were dedicated to Queen Alexandra’s Field Force Fund for British troops during World War I, a cause close to Queen Alexandra’s heart as a personal collector of Mima Nixon’s paintings, which are reproduced within the book. Set in large type with handsome covers.
INMAN 69.
Price: $80.00