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Condition: Near Fine. 1924. First edition. The Walpole and Malone Societies at the University Press. Oxford. 1924. First edition. Hardback, quarto; blue paper-covered boards, backed with blue cloth spine; plain brown paper protective jacket xii, 160 pages. Tipped-in colour frontispiece, 51 hors texte black and white plates, 7 text illustrations. English. 315x255mm. 1.7kg. Near fine; slight speckling to spine, slight pushing to lower forecorners. A scholarly album of the costume and set designs by the Stuart architect Inigo Jones. Jones is credited with bringing Masque performances to the English stage. This is the twelfth volume published by the Walpole Society and is subtitled 'A Descriptive Catalogue of Drawings for Scenery and Costumes mainly in the Collection of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G.'. Fifty-two plates illustrate Jones' exquisite theatrical drawings. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller.…