AUGUSTUS JOHN: DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/POOR. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip,though inexplicably the lower,right-hand corner of front inner flap has been obliquely trimmed/cut just below the printed price.Poor dw/dj - included for completeness - with two closed tears to front,minor loss at both head+foot of spine/backstrip,several small closed tears along both top+bottom edges,corner tips rubbed/chipped with minor loss and all edges and folds rubbed with colour paper loss.Internally to top rear edge,a water/fluid stained border minimally dulling the concomitant area of the rear board.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with white impressed lettered front+spine,spine with two vertical red/orange stripes,rear board plain black and minimally foxed/spotted plain cream endpapers. Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal but without other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - quality glossy art paper,so no foxing/spotting - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-26pp [paginated] includes editor's lengthy introduction (pp5-20) with several of the artist's b/w drawings interspersed within,a list of b/w plates (95) includes frntis and 4 tipped-in colour plates, acknowledgements,an index of Collections; plus [unpaginated] half-title with artist's b/w self-portait frntis to its reverse,and title page. One of a series of Art books,each containing about 100 plates of monchrome process reproductions from the most beautiful paintings,drawings and sculptures by contemporary British masters,and four facsimile reproductions in full colour - edited by John Rothenstein, Director and Keeper of the Tate Gallery, London. The first volume of the series is on Wilson Steer; the present one gives a selection from the paintings and drawings of Augustus John, and the next will be devoted to the art of Stanley Spencer.The succeeding volumes will be produced with the same effort and care.This series of books,with its many hundreds of monochrome and colour plates,will form a Home Picture Gallery of modern British art. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, where the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **