RARE LIMITED EDITION BOOK ON NAVAL PRINTS, OWNED AND
"Old Naval Prints, Their Artists and Engravers", by Charles M. Robinson, Edited by Geoffrey Holme, Published by The Studio, Limited, London, MCMXXIV (1924). Limited edition 1112/1500. 36 pages text, 96 plates, of which 28 are tipped in color, with captioned tissue guards, 12 3/4" x 10", black cloth binding with gilt title and decor, top edge gilt, decorative endpapers. Foxing, water stain to bottom edge, dry mildew to binding cloth.
SIGNED by artist N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) on the secondary title page, with a HAND DRAWN MAP "The position of Nelson's ship Vanguard in my painting".
Also includes "A Catalog of the Rosenbach Collection of Memorable Documents Depicting the Rise and Development of the American Navy" United States Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland. 1945.
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"Old Naval Prints, Their Artists and Engravers", by Charles M. Robinson, Edited by Geoffrey Holme, Published by The Studio, Limited, London, MCMXXIV (1924). Limited edition 1112/1500. 36 pages text, 96 plates, of which 28 are tipped in color, with captioned tissue guards, 12 3/4" x 10", black cloth binding with gilt title and decor, top edge gilt, decorative endpapers. Foxing, water stain to bottom edge, dry mildew to binding cloth.
SIGNED by artist N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) on the secondary title page, with a HAND DRAWN MAP "The position of Nelson's ship Vanguard in my painting".
Also includes "A Catalog of the Rosenbach Collection of Memorable Documents Depicting the Rise and Development of the American Navy" United States Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland. 1945.
