A Complete Catalogue Of The Etchings And Dry-Points Of Arthur Briscoe
London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1930. Briscoe, Arthur Trevor. First edition. Hardcover. 30 page in text. 28.5 x 23 cm. Limited edition, copy 76 of 250 with an original signed etching by Arthur Briscoe. A marine painter and etcher who studied at the Slade Art School, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1930. An avid sailor himself, Arthur Trevor Briscoe served as a Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. during W.W.I, holding the command of a Motor Launch: one his duties being to patrol the Scapa Flow. Bright, clean copy, additional penciled bibliographical notes in the Catalogue, Bookplate, slight spine sunning. Orig. navy cloth, beveled edges. Teg. Near fine. Item #19849
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