Bury Adrian. Shadow of Eros. A Biographical and Critical Study of the Life and Works of Sir Alfred Gilbert, R. A. Dropmore Press London 1952, 1952.

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Description: One of 300 copies 1Vol. 4to Frontispiece portrait and plates Spine and fore-edges bound in brown morocco, dust jacket (some soiling and tears to jacket), mostly unopened, light soiling of endpapers, else very good

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Adrian Bury. Shadow of Eros A Biographical and Critical Study of the Life and work of Sir Alfred Gilbert. The Dropmore Press, London, 1952.

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Condition: Fine

Description: The first edition compelling biographical critical study of sculptor Sir Alfred Gilbert, a limited edition work. The first edition of this text. Limited edition, number 105 of 300 copies printed. Set in Monotype Baskerville and printed on paper hand made by Hodgkinson of Wells in Somerset. Illustrated throughout, with numerous photographs of Sir Alfred's work. Sir Alfred Gilbert was an English sculptor and Goldsmith. He experimented with metallurgical innovations and was an idiosyncratic participant in the New Sculpture movement of the late nineteenth century. This text begins with a biographical description and analysis of Sir Alfred Gilbert as a person, before moving into Bury's critical and personal view of Gilbert's work. To the rear there is a commentary of the 44 plates. In original half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine

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