Historical Sketches of The Old Painters
first edition Hardbound
1838 · Boston
by Lee, Hannah Farham
Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Co, 1838. First. Hardbound. Tight binding but with foxing to pages, small bit of upper spine missing, and ex-lib. markings (including spine sticker). Brown decorative cloth with gold spine lettering; 296 pp. with no illustrations. A classic with sections on several of the major Italian painters plus Apelles, Protogenes, Rubens, VanDyke, and Gelee. (Inventory #: 116320)