Menpes Mortimer Illustrations (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BRITTANY illustrations by Mortimer Menpes & text by Dorothy Menpes ; Antique Book published by A & C Black, London - 1905 1st Edition. travel in Northern France the people and the places. ?some cloth wear, edge rubbing, fraying, discoloration, inside is clean and tight, end pages foxing. Mortimer Menpes (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. good+ condition with some wear - no dust jacket- the front hinge is starting and there is a pen name on the front end page.

3rd printing. Illustrated travel. Pp.x/222, 74 illustrations from watercolours by Mortimer Menpes, slight toning to endpaers. Light blue cloth with gilt decorated titles to front and spine, spine slightly dulled. G+.

London, A. & C. Black, [1912]. Large 8vo. Original blue cloth, lettere in gilt, decorated in green, top edge gilt; pp. ix, 254, 75 colour plates with captioned tissue guards; spine a little faded, occasional light spotting; a good copy.Reprint of the first edition of 1905.Inman 8.

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, second printing. 8vo, 8 3/4 x 6 inches (220 x 152 mm), x, 222 pp., plus 100 illustrations, from works by Mortimer Menpes, each preceded by a captioned tissue guard. Light foxing to preliminaries but text pages clean, bright, and unmarked. Binding by Bumpus Ltd, (gilt stamp on turn-ins), parchment over boards, with gilt titles on red morocco spine labels, gilt fillets and fleur-de-lys decorations on spine and turn-ins; all edges gilt. Parchment a tad thumbed but overall the book is in excellent condition and tightly bound. Mortimer Menpes (1855 - 1938) was an Australian-born painter, author, printmaker and illustrator who traveled widely and lived in England since his 20s. In 1880, during a sketching tour in Brittany, he befriended, and became a "disciple" of James McNeill Whistler. Menpes traveled widely and often returned from his travels to mount exhibitions of his work. This charming book features 100 works by Menpes, recording famous views as well as more intimate corners of the city on the lagoon. It is accompanied by a text written by his daughter, Dorothy Menpes, who was Whistler's godchild. …

Condition: Near fine. First, Limited Edition. 4to, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (268 x 215 mm); xii, 185, (2) pp., plus 75 full-page color illustrations, from works by Mortimer Menpes, each preceded by a captioned tissue guard, and copious line drawings in-text. Cream cloth with red architectural/decorative frames and gilt titles and fleurs-de-lys on the cover and spine. Top edge gilt, rest uncut. Some soiling, mostly on spine, tail of spine a little creased, binding solid and pages clean and unmarked with the exception of a little foxing on preliminaries Copy 209 of 500 printed as per ink numbering on limitation page. Mortimer Menpes (1855 - 1938) was an Australian-born painter, author, printmaker and illustrator who traveled widely and lived in England from his 20s. In 1880, during a sketching tour in Brittany, he befriended, and became a "disciple" of James McNeill Whistler. Menpes traveled widely and often returned from his travels to mount exhibitions of his work. This hefty book features 75 of Menpes' works, recording famous Paris landmarks as well as scenes of everyday life like markets, factories and street scenes. Chapters and sections are marked with charming line drawings and the text is written by his daughter, Dorothy Menpes, who was Whistler's godchild.…