Many Occasions : Essays towards the Appreciation of Several Arts [Many Occasions -- Beauty in art and nature -- Poetry : The sacred fire: an essay on the nature and phases of English poetry -- The arts in the modern world -- The artist and his subjects -- The artist and his materials -- The artist and society -- The artist as visionary -- Visual arts -- Art and science -- The painter's purpose and the public taste -- Sculpture and modelling -- A porcelain group -- Tradition and change in t he art of the potter -- The art of the glass-maker: a survey -- The Theatre -- A Note on Nijinsky and the paradox of acting and dancing -- The Garden -- End of the year]

Honey, W. B. [illustrations, T A Stephenson, Thomas Martyn, Pablo Picasso, Giovanni Bellini, Eric Ravilious, Hans Bellmer, Franz Anton Bustelli, Henry Moore, Eric Maclagan, Arnold Machin, Bernard Leach, Viktor Lindstrand, Tom Hill, Keith Murray, R A Malby, Mori Ippo, Baron de Meyer]

Published by New York : Book Collectors Society, n.d. [c.1949], 1949

About this Item

157 pp. ; Limited edition ; "Of this edition 250 copies have been prepared for members of the Book Collectors Society and numbered from 1 to 250, of which this is number 15" ; "published by arrangement with Faber and Faber, Limited. Printed in Great Britain" ; " [a collection of].articles and broadcast talks, written at various times during the past ten years." ; Contents: Introduction : Many Occasions -- Beauty in art and nature -- Poetry : The sacred fire: an essay on the nature and phases of English poetry -- The arts in the modern world -- The artist and his subjects -- The artist and his materials -- The artist and society -- The artist as visionary -- Visual arts -- Art and science -- The painter's purpose and the public taste -- Sculpture and modelling -- A porcelain group -- Tradition and change in t he art of the potter -- The art of the glass-maker: a survey -- The Theatre -- A Note on Nijinsky and the paradox of acting and dancing -- The Garden -- End of the year. ; full leather binding with bands and gold lettering and designs ; marbled endpapers ; top edge gilt ; silk ribbon ; FINE. Seller Inventory # 005959

Bibliographic Details

Title: Many Occasions : Essays towards the ...

Publisher: New York : Book Collectors Society, n.d. [c.1949]

Publication Date: 1949

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Book Type: Book