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** RARE ** 1ST EDITION, 1909 (NOT A REPRINT) ** HARDCOVER, WITH NEW CLOTH BINDING ** NO DUSTJACKET ** FORMER LIBRARY BOOK, OTHERWISE VERY GOOD ** CLEAN AND STAIN-FREE ** TEXT UNMARKED ** ILLUSTRATED ** Published in New York by Moffat, Yard & Company, 1909, 1st Edition, ix + 176 pages, and with 33 full-page illustration plates not included in the page count. Seldom seen book by a pioneer in the field of art criticism; was a critic for the New York Times for 25 years. NOTE: EX-LIBRARY BOOK, please expect library markings and indicia, however ,the library indications are quite minimal. The book has been re-bound in a heavy-duty cloth (buckram) binding, exceptionally durable. This book will last forever! Deckled page edges, top exterior page edges are gilt. While the original binding is gone, the new binding has preserved this rare book to a remarkable degree. Aside from the minimal library markings, the book has no notable flaws (pages are softly, faintly age-toned). Binding appears like new. The book is clean and stain-free, complete and intact, square and straight, still firm and tight in its binding, hinges are sound and undamaged, no pages are loose, missing, or torn. Corners have not been bumped. The pages are clean and stain-free, and all text is crisp and legible. Aside from library markings, there is no writing, underlining, highlighting, or any other such markings in the book. Re-bound, but still a raely seen, important work of artistic observation by a groundbreaking writer. Buy with confidence. Professional booksellers for 35 years, selling online since 1995. B17. Seller Inventory # 018676
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