Art for Art's Sake; Seven University Lectures on the Technical Beauties of Painting [Inscribed]

New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1894. Octavo in gilt-stamped and ornamented maroon cloth boards; 3 preliminary leaves, [v]-xii, 249 pages XXIV plates 19 cm Near fine(-) to very good(++) with gentle external wear; Binding tight, pages clean. . Hardcover.

Inscribed and signed by author on title page. (To a "Mrs Evans"). Handsomely bound. Contents: Art for art's sake.--Color.--Tone and light-and-shade.--Linear and aërial perspective.--Values.--Drawing and composition.--Textures, surfaces, and brush-work.