Dorothy Menpes; Mortimer Menpes — War Impressions: Being a Record in Colour

London, Adan & Charles Black, [1901]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this attractive collection of war paintings by Mortimer Menpes from his time as a war artist. First edition. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library. Illustrated with ninety-nine colour plates, including a frontispiece, as well as six full-page facsimile letters and a folding Boer plan of the Battle of Magersfontein to the rear. Collated, complete.  Collected and described here are the colour illustrations completed by Mortimer Menpes from his time as war artist during the Boer War in South Africa. Described by his daughter Dorothy Menpes. Mortimer Menpes was an Australian-born painter, author, printmaker and illustrator. He also became renowned for hosting soirées at his Japanese-style home, attended by a wide circle of artists, writers, socialites and other prominent figures.  In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Contemporary inscription to the half title, dated 1901. Externally, very smart with minor loss of cloth at the spine head and tail and a few light marks to the boards. Internally, the front endpapers and first six pages, including the frontispiece are completely detatched, as are pages 3 to 8, including the plate to page 3. The rear hinge is also a little fragile, otherwise this is a generally firmly bound copy. Spotting is sporadic throughout, heaviest to the first and last few pages, where the endpapers are also discoloured. Good . Ill.: Mortimer Menpes. Good .