W. A. Nicholls — The National Drawing Master on a New Principle

London, Reeves and Sons; National Drawing Master Office, 1858. Cloth. The scarce second edition of this art instruction book by W. A. Nicholls with many demonstrative illustrations. Second edition of The National Drawing Master on a New Principle by W. A. Nicholls in the original publisher's cloth binding. A scarce work. The enlarged and improved second edition. Undated, dated through Jisc and the second edition copy held by the British Library.Including self-instruction in landscape and figure drawing from the elementary to the higher branches of art in pencil and colour. Containing every variety of rules and perspective of nature combined with rules for sketching from nature. Densely illustrated throughout the text and with fifty six plates, three of which are in colour. Collated, complete. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1860 to the first free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, fair. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some wear to the spine including some loss. The front hinge is held by cords only. The rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning. Good Only . Ill.: W. A. Nicholls. Good Only .