Samuel Palmer (1805-1881): Vision and Landscape - Hardcover Art Book by Lund Humphries 2005 | Perfect for Art Collectors, History Enthusiasts & Home Decor

Vaughan, William, et al. Burlington: Lund Humphries, 2005.

English, Near Fine, HC, 8vo, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4", [6] 256 pp.

ISBN: 0853319324

Green paper over board, stamped gilt lettering to spine, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear to bindings, text-block and endpapers. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, featuring wrap around detail of Samuel Palmer's 1828 artwork "Oak Trees, Lullingstone Park," white and yellow lettering to front, white lettering to spine, black lettering to interior flaps, minor wear to head and tips, light shelf wear to back panel, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [6] 256 pp. Includes 230 color illustrations, Directors' Foreword by Neil MacGregor and Philippe de Montebello, Authors' Acknowledgments, Introduction and essay by William Vaughan, contributions by Elizabeth E. Barker, Colin Harrison, David Bindman, David Blayney Brown, Alexandra Greathead, Marjorie Shelley, and Scott Wilcox, Chronology, The Catalogue Part One: The Visionary (1805 to 1835) and Part Two: The Victorian (1835 to 1881), Bibliography, Contributors, Index of Works, and Index of Names. Published in conjunction with the traveling exhibition of the same name first shown at the British Museum from October 21, 2005 to January 22, 2006. From inside dust jacket: "Marking the bicentenary of Palmer's birth, this catalogue is published to accompany the largest retrospective exhibition of his work for nearly eighty years. Bringing together nearly all his greatest works from collections around the world, supplemented with essays by eight distinguished scholars, it celebrates the full range of the artist's achievement."