The Use of a Box of Colours

In a Practical Demonstration on

Composition, Light and Shade, and Colour.

By Harry Willson

Published by Tilt and Bogue, Fleet Street 1842

Contents include -

of angular composition

of the circular form in composition

of the three primitive colours

Harmony and contrast

of tints

Description of the plates

& more...

illustrated by Plain and Coloured Examples.

This book is in acceptable (poor) condition, I have done some repairs with book tape to the inside of covers and end papers front and rear to keep it together, soiling to the inside of the covers and ep's, some spotting and light foxing to most pages, many bent corners, pencil annotation and dashes etc. Edge tears to some illustrated plates and spotting. Heavily soiled and torn cloth boards, inscription dated 1856.  84 pages.

Extremely rare book by a rare artist & Beautiful lithographs

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