Venice
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1906. First Edition, second printing. 8vo, 8 3/4 x 6 inches (220 x 152 mm), x, 222 pp., plus 100 illustrations, from works by Mortimer Menpes, each preceded by a captioned tissue guard. Light foxing to preliminaries but text pages clean, bright, and unmarked. Binding by Bumpus Ltd, (gilt stamp on turn-ins), parchment over boards, with gilt titles on red morocco spine labels, gilt fillets and fleur-de-lys decorations on spine and turn-ins; all edges gilt. Parchment a tad thumbed but overall the book is in excellent condition and tightly bound.
Mortimer Menpes (1855 – 1938) was an Australian-born painter, author, printmaker and illustrator who traveled widely and lived in England since 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 charming book features 100 works by Menpes, recording famous views as well as more intimate corners of the city on the lagoon. It is accompanied by a text written by his daughter, Dorothy Menpes, who was Whistler's godchild.
Condition: Near Fine.
Item number: 1730
Price: $400.00
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