C. R Leslie — A Hand-Book for Young Painters

London, John Murray , 1855. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming painting guide by British painter Charles Robert Leslie, with illustrations. The first edition of this work, a scarce edition to find. A complete and comprehensive hand-book for painters, containing directions and instructions for painting a variety of subjects, from imitation of nature and style, distinction between laws and rules, self-teaching, beauty of form, drawing, expression and composition, and much more. Written by C. R. Leslie, English genre painter in the nineteenth century. With numerous plates of illustrations. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, sunning to spine, minor damp mark to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Few light minor spots to the occasional leaf, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Featuring plates of illustrations. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .