Thomas John Gullick; John Timbs — Painting Popularly Explained

London, Lockwood & Co, 1864. Leather. Handsomely bound in a full prize binding, this is the second edition of Timbs and Gullick's study of the art of painting. A second, revised edition of 'Painting Popularly Explained&apos. Thomas John Gullick and John Timbs give explanations of the arts of fresco, oil, mosaic, water-colour, miniature, tempera, water-glass and encaustic. This volume also gives a historical sketch of the progress of the art with commentary on painting on ivory, vellum, pottery, porcelain, enamel and glass. With a frontispiece and vignette to the title page. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown of the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, School of Art. In a full morocco prize binding with blind tooling and gilt detailing. Rubbing to back strip head and tail, joints and raised bands, otherwise excellent. Front hinge strained but firmly held. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .