William And Henry Walters, The Reticent Collectors - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Price: $50.00
William And Henry Walters, The Reticent Collectors - 1st Edition/1st Printing
A Fine first printing of the first edition in just about Fine dust-jacket.
The Walters Art Gallery excels in fields as diverse as Egyptian bronzes, Byzantine silver, illuminated manuscripts, medieval carved ivories, early Renaissance painting, Sevres porcelains, Islamic metalwork, and Chinese ceramics. The author recreates the life and world of the enigmatic father and son who assembled one of the finest private museum collections in the United States. With 85 black and white and color illustrations; 8vo; [xviii], 309 pages; 20.
