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The Paintings and Drawings of Velazquez: Complete Edition – Enrique Lafuente (See description for Provenance)

Previously owned by Mr D. Gordon Smith, later married to Jennifer Poole, the daughter of Major General W.H. Evered Poole, who during his height of his military and diplomatic careers served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the South African Army and South African Ambassador to Greece respectively.  During his posting as General Officer Administration of all South African troops in the Allied Central Mediterranean Force.

– 37 pages of text with 6 large tipped-in colour plates on black pages and 14 b/w illustrations; plus 155 b/w illustrations on plates – reproductions of all the paintings and drawings made by Velazquez.

Price:

Edition: First edition

Published: 1943

Publishers: The Phaidon Press

Condition: Cloth hardcover in good condition, with minor shelf wear around the edges and top and bottom of the spine. Two small nicks on the front cover, small damp stain on the back cover.

Description

Previously owned by Mr D. Gordon Smith, later married to Jennifer Poole, the daughter of Major General W.H. Evered Poole, who during his height of his military and diplomatic careers served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the South African Army and South African Ambassador to Greece respectively.  During his posting as General Officer Administration of all South African troops in the Allied Central Mediterranean Force.

– 37 pages of text with 6 large tipped-in colour plates on black pages and 14 b/w illustrations; plus 155 b/w illustrations on plates – reproductions of all the paintings and drawings made by Velazquez.

Price: POA

Edition: First edition

Published: 1943

Publishers: The Phaidon Press

Condition: Cloth hardcover in good condition, with minor shelf wear around the edges and top and bottom of the spine. Two small nicks on the front cover, small damp stain on the back cover.

Additional information

Weight 1988 g