Vasari Society for the Reproduction of Drawings by Old Masters, Volume IV
first edition Hardcover
1909 · Oxford
by Vasari Society
Oxford: Oxford University Press / Vasari Society, 1909. Original/First. Hardcover. Plates and annotation sheets are in VG+ condition. Covers split at spine, and paper wrapped around contents is on its last legs. Old label on front cover.. Oversize. Loose letterpress pages with plates tipped on, as issued, in black marbled hardcover folio with black ties. Part IV (1908-1909), plates 1-35. Plates are mostly monochrome or duotone, but a few are in color. Oversize and heavy. Will require extra postage. Volume IV in a series printed between 1905 and 1915. Includes a table of contents listing each plate and the location of the original, primarily in British locations at the time. Each plate includes a full description of the size, method and discussion of the topic of the work. With a folded sheet about the series and society and an original order form. NOT second series. Handwritten label on lower front cover reads, "Vasari Society Reproductions, British Library." The British Library does not have a copy of this, so it is possible this could have been in its collections and deaccessioned. (Inventory #: 152730)