Twenty-five years of the National Art-Collections Fund, 1903-1928
1928, 1st edition. Glasgow : Printed for the Fund by R. Maclehose & Co., the University Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #435281
Physical description: 7 unnumbered pages, 253 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 30 cm. Contents: Introduction, by Sir Robert Witt.--Chronological list of acquisitions.--Topical list of acquisitions.--Paintings: old masters, by Sir Charles Holmes.--Paintings: modern, by Charles Aitken.--Egyptian and classical art, by A.H. Smith.--Sculpture from medieval to modern times by Eric Maclagan.--Prints and drawings, by Campbell Dodgson.--Eastern art, by Laurence Binyon.--Coins and medals, by G.F. Hill.--Minor arts of medieval and other periods, by O.M. Dalton.--Manuscripts, by Sir Frederic Kenyon.--Ceramics and glass, by Bernard Rackham.--Textiles, by A.F. Kendrick.--Silver and other metalwork, by W.W. Watts.--Furniture and woodwork, by H.C. Smith. Subjects: Art--Grande-Bretagne--Galeries et musées. National Art-Collections Fund (Great Britain) History. Art Collectors and collecting. Art museums. Art patronage.
Price: €30.00