George Moore — Impressions and Opinions

London, David Nutt, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of George Moore's collection of essays on art and literature. First edition. An interesting and varied collection of essays. Whilst studying art in Paris in the 1870s, Moore befriended many of the leading French artists and writers of the day. As a result, he was among the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists and was particularly influenced by the works of Emile Zola. Originally printed in magazines such as the Magazine of Art and the St. James' Gazette, Moore heavily revised and rewrote the essays for the present publication. Includes chapters on Honore de Balzac, Edgar Degas, and ghosts. Written by George Augustus Moore, an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. With twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head of the spine resulting in light loss. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .