peacock netta (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Towards the end of the 19th century, the English art journalist Netta Peacock travelled to Russia where she met Elena Polenova, the artist and younger sister of the famous artist Vasily Polenov. As one of her artistic projects, Elena collected the traditional folk tales she heard from peasants in local villages, and also illustrated them. The two women became great friends and Netta asked if she could translate the tales and publish them in England. Elena gave her twelve watercolour paintings, as well as a cover design painted on an exercise book. By 1916 everything was prepared for publication, but although the original manuscript and a number of engravers proofs have survived, the book, presumably because of War shortages, was never published. A few years ago, thanks to the research of Louise Hardiman, a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, the original illustrations and stories were rediscovered, still in the possession of Netta Peacocks descendants. Now, almost 100 years later, they are finally being published in a beautifully designed childrens book edited by Hardiman in collaboration with Fontanka and supported by Natalya Polenova, the great-granddaughter of Elena, who is custodian of the Polenovo State Museum Reserve in Russia. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

First Edition. Gilt decorated and leather labeled qtr vellum on green boards, very good. Top edge gilt. Spine bands and panel edges dulled and slightly scuffed as with age. Remains particularly well preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 188 pages; Illustrated with a portrait frontis and 35 photos/plates. Subjects: Millet, Jean Francois 1814-1875 . Notes: Includes index and a list of works. Series: [Little Books on Art]. 3 Kg.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition analytical almanac of pre-revolutionary Russia in 1913, compiled by Howard P. Kennard with maps and data on agriculture, politics, and society, aimed at scholars and diplomats. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.Compiled by Howard P. Kennard, a diplomat and Russia expert, with assistance from Netta Peacock, a writer and photographer known for her work on Russian culture and society, the book serves as both an almanac and analytical guide to Russia in 1913.This volume was part of a short-lived series intended for scholars, diplomats, journalists, and businessmen seeking reliable English-language information on Russia.With three red and monochrome plates of maps illustrating the distribution and quality of crops (1912), of winter wheat, winter rye and summer wheat. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight fading to extremities. Spine faded. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two slight handling marks to boards. Rear joint cracked, with binding materials partially exposed and fraying, but holding firm. The odd small spot of damp staining to spine. Ink stamp from Libava East-Asian Shipping Company to title page and front endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained, but firm. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good. book.

Millet.London, Methuen & Co., 1913, 15'5 x 12 cm., tela original, XII - 188 págs. - 35 láminas en papel co Arte.

Hardback. 407pp, 2 fldg. maps, charts & 4 plates, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1911. *Siberia 731:This directory was intended to assist Anglo-American business interests in their contacts with the Russian market. There is a good deal of information about Siberia and about British firms operating there. Covers very slightly marked, otherwise a very good copy.