World Pictures Being A Record In Colour by Mortimer Menpes, Text by Dorothy Menpes. Cet article n’est pas disponible.World Pictures Being A Record In Colour by Mortimer Menpes, Text by Dorothy Menpes

8vo. Pp. xii, 331, [2] of publisher's advertising. Frontis. color plate with captioned tissue guard. Illustrated with 50 color and sepia plates, and 50 sketches in b/w. With index. Red cloth, title stamped in yellow on cover, gilt on spine with illustration and decoration in black and yellow. Top edge gilt: Former owner name on front pastedown; rear hinge starting; spine with just a hint of fading. A bright copy of the extensive travel experiences of Mortimer Menpes, an artist and master printmaker who developed the three-color method of printing, making possible the reproduction of original color etchings which helped to launch Adam and Charles Black's Colour Books. Menpes often traveled with his daughter Dorothy, who provides the text and insights into their world travels. Set in large print. INMAN 91.