Printed prospectus for 'The English Pre-Raphaelite Painters, their Associates and Successors, by Percy H. Bate'.

Author: 
[Percy H. Bate; George Bell and Sons, London publishers; the Pre-Raphaelites]
Publication details: 
London: George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden. [1899.]
£35.00
SKU: 15726

4pp., 8vo. Bifolium. On laid paper. In fair condition, lightly aged and spotted. Printed in black with title in red. The first page headed: 'Now Ready | Small Colombier 8vo. With 7 Photogravure Plates, and 84 Illustrations in Half-Tone, £2, 2s. net.' A 33-line 'NOTE' (again with title in red) begins: 'This book is neither a chronique intime nor a collection of anecdotes: it is simply an endeavour to give both in letterpress and illustrations a brief review of the artists who have painted under the Pre-Raphaelite inspiration, and of the work which they have done.' The contents of the books 14 chapters is also given, with a list of illustrations covering the last two pages. No copy of this prospectus traced, either on COPAC or OCLC WorldCat.