Item #18906 The Young Painter's Maulstick; Being A Practical Treatise On Perspective; Containing Rules And Principles For Delineation On Planes, etc. Thomas Malton.

The Young Painter's Maulstick; Being A Practical Treatise On Perspective; Containing Rules And Principles For Delineation On Planes, etc.

London: Published for the Author, 1800. First edition. Boards. 71 pages. 28 x 23 1/2 cm. Illustrated with drawings. COLVIN p535. "He exhibited a number of architectural drawings which he showed at London exhibitions. He never practised as an architect, but appears to have taught perspective....." Part one only without the plate volume. Library bookplate the only ex-library mark, early owner inscription. Rubbing to covers, wear to corners, interior contents clean. Contemporary roan covered boards, backstrip rebacked in cloth. Very good. Item #18906

Price: $150.00