Art

‘A Wonderful Range of Mind’, very numerous illustrations (mostly in colour) from Turner’s paintings and those of his contemporaries, chronology of Turner’s life, notes, bibliography and index, viii & 262 pp, navy blue boards in d/w, spine of d/w faded, otherwise in very good condition, Book Club Associates by arrangement with Yale University Press 1987

28.4 x 24.4 cm, 1680g, no ISBN

See the description (below) from the dustwrapper flap.  This is by no means just an album of Turner’s works with captions – the text is well-illustrated, but the book is primarily a work of history and criticism.  See the specimen page below.

The book is probably unique in having no reproduction of ‘The Fighting Temeraire’!

Amazingly, the book was also issued in paperback, though a book of this size and weight should surely always be properly bound in hard covers (as our copy is).  All editions are long out of print.

A heavier book than you might think – the publisher used heavyweight paper to better reproduce the many paintings and sketches – so it would cost a good deal to send abroad.  If you are outside the U.K. and are thinking about buying it, please email us first on enquiries@monkshillbooks.co.uk and we will quote a price for postage.