Salaman, Malcolm C. — Elyse Lord

London, England, The Studio Ltd., 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Another fine contribution to the Masters of the Colour Print series, this being devoted to the artistry of Elyse Lord. The entry by Delia Gaze in the Concise Dictionary of Women Artists (2013) notes that the artist, Elyse Ashe Lord (1900–1971), was a noted drypoint etcher and watercolor painter, having "trained at the Heatherley School of Art in Chelsea" and having exhibited solo for the first time in 1919. Bound in publisher's original brown paper over boards, pasted tan and black lettered label to front cover and with half the backstrip missing. Heavily toned and foxed pastedown and endpapers then dissipating to moderate foxing, dissipating further, and with little toning. Else a clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Eight beautiful reproductions, each captioned opposite and tissue-guarded, including "The Dance"; "The Meeting"; "The Philosopher"; "Prayer"; "Yang Kuei-Fei"; "Concert"; "My Dress"; and "Kiteflying".Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good