Francis Bickley — The Pre-Raphaelite Comedy

London, Constable & Co Ltd. 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition review copy of this art history book regarding the Pre-Raphaelite period, with the handwritten review inserted. The first edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding. With a monochrome frontispiece and 15 plates. Collated complete. A fascinating historical art book about the Pre-Raphaelite period. Complete with a review slip from the publishers, alongside the handwritten review. In addition to the front panel of an envelope addressed to the British artist and critic, Rimbault Dibdin. With a bookplate for E. Rimbault Dibdin to the front paste-down and the previous owner's ink signature to the front free endpaper. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges and fading to the spine. A few light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste-down and previous owner's ink signature to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Binding slightly strained on page 128. Pages age-toned to the edges, but otherwise bright and clean. Small tear to the top of the plate facing page 174. Offsetting to the front blank. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .