Ethel Birnstingl; Alice Pollard — Little Books on Art Corot

London, Methuen and Co. 1904. First edition. Leather. A fascinating study of the life and works of the renowned French landscape and portrait painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot by Ethel Birnstingl and Alice Pollard. Corot was pivotal figure in landscape painting, best known for inspiring (and to some extent anticipating) the landscape painting of the Impressionists. In an attractive signed Bumpus half polished calf binding. From the 'Little Books on Art' series, edited by Cyril Davenport. Collated, complete with twenty seven black and white plates. In a signed Bumpus half polished calf binding with cloth covered board. Externally, in a lovely condition with just some minor shelfwear to extremities. Fading and slight rubbing to spine. Offsetting to extremities of endpapers. Binder's stamp to verso of front free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Page slightly age toned but bright and clean with the odd spot to the occasional page. Scattered spots to fore edge of pages, only visible to textblock. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Jean Baptiste Camille Corot. Very Good Indeed .