Dorothy Menpes — Venice

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated guide to the history, architecture and topography of Venice, with colour plates by Mortimer Menpes. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1904.Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes, an Australian-born British painter, author, printmaker and illustrator.With the text provided by the illustrator's daughter, Dorothy Menpes.Illustrated with seventy-five, retaining their original captioned tissue guards. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Boards bright. Light shelf wear to back strip tail and bump to back strip head. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot to page perimeters and leaves facing plates. Very Good . Ill.: Mortimer Menpes. Very Good .