Paul Howard; Xavier de Vismes — A Christian

Hong Kong, Emphasis International, 1991. First edition. Cloth. An extensive and beautifully presented folio collection of the artistic works of Anthony Christian, replete with reproductions of his work in vivid colour and enclosed in the original slipcase. A beautifully presented collection of the works of Anthony Christian, a noted and widely praised twentieth-century British artist. Christian was the youngest artist ever to study at London's National Gallery, aged just ten years old. His work has been hailed as prodigal, and his has completed portraiture for Lord Mountbatten, Albert Rothschild, Sir Christopher Soames, and more. This work contains over two hundred reproduced examples of his work, in colour, including portraits, landscapes, still life, compositions, and more. Collated and complete. Including an introduction by Xavier de Vismes and an introduction and accompanying descriptions by Paul Howard. Presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper and smart slipcase, as issued. In the publisher's original burgundy cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of minor shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is lovely, with just a very small amount of edgewear, and a few spots to the interior of the wrap. Original slipcase is lovely, with just a small amount of wear. Internally, firmly bound. A very small closed tear to the front pastedown. Pages remain very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Anthony Christian. Near Fine/Near Fine.