Paris
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1909. First, Limited Edition. 4to, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (268 x 215 mm); xii, 185, (2) pp., plus 75 full-page color illustrations, from works by Mortimer Menpes, each preceded by a captioned tissue guard, and copious line drawings in-text. Cream cloth with red architectural/decorative frames and gilt titles and fleurs-de-lys on the cover and spine. Top edge gilt, rest uncut. Some soiling, mostly on spine, tail of spine a little creased, binding solid and pages clean and unmarked with the exception of a little foxing on preliminaries
Copy 209 of 500 printed as per ink numbering on limitation page.
Mortimer Menpes (1855 – 1938) was an Australian-born painter, author, printmaker and illustrator who traveled widely and lived in England from his 20s. In 1880, during a sketching tour in Brittany, he befriended, and became a "disciple" of James McNeill Whistler. Menpes traveled widely and often returned from his travels to mount exhibitions of his work.
This hefty book features 75 of Menpes' works, recording famous Paris landmarks as well as scenes of everyday life like markets, factories and street scenes. Chapters and sections are marked with charming line drawings and the text is written by his daughter, Dorothy Menpes, who was Whistler's godchild.
Condition: Near fine.
Item number: 1552
Price: $550.00
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