F. Saxl; R. Wittkower — British Art and the Mediterranean

London, Oxford University Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. Scarce edition of this large pictorial catalogue from the British Art and the Mediterranean photographic exhibition. Scarce first edition of this work, rarely seen on the market. Catalogue of the photographic exhibition from the Warburg Institute in 1941, when the Mediterranean had become a battle ground. An interesting exhibition which focused on the impact of the Mediterranean tradition on the British mind. Text by F. Saxl and R. Wittkower. With eighty-six black and white photographic plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally rather rubbed with shelf wear, bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, head of spine slightly lifting, minor marks to boards. Previous ownership pencil inscription to front free endpaper dated 1948. Internally, binding tender, occasional leaf loose but all leaves present. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .