12 Books on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Holman Hunt, Millais, Burne-Jones etc
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Here are twelve books on members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Mixed bindings, four are from the library of Jill Spencer Allibone (1932–1998), an English architectural historian and the founder of the Mausolea and Monuments Trust.
1. William Holman Hunt, The True Pre-Raphaelite by Anne Clark Amor (Constable, London, 1989). First edition, hardback in dustwrapper. Very good condition. Jill Allibone's signature to ffep.
2. Charles Fairfax Murray, The Unknown Pre-Raphaelite by David B Elliott (The Book Guild, Lewes, 2000). First edition, hardback in dustwrapper. Very good condition.
3. Burne-Jones by Martin Harrison & Bill Waters (Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1979). Reprint, hardback in dustwrapper. Good plus condition. Jill Allibone's bookplate to the ffep.
4. Millais and the Ruskins by Mary Lutyens (John Murray, London, 1967). First edition. Good condition, covers a bit dulled.
5. Burne-Jones, The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones (Arts Council, 1975). First edition, paperback. Illustrated catalogue.
6. Pre-Raphaelite Drawings in the British Museum by J A Gere (British Museum Press, 1994). First edition, paperback. Very good condition. Jill Allibone's siganture to inside front cover.
7. William Holman Hunt (Walker Art Gallery, 1969). First edition, paperback. Good condition. Exhibition catalogue. Jill Allibone's initials to title page.
8. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Poet and Painter (Royal Academy, 1973). First edition, paperback. Exhibition catalogue. Good condition.
9. Ruskin and his Circle (Arts Council, 1964). First edition, paperback. Exhibition catalogue. Good condition.
10. G F Watts 1817–1904, A Nineteenth Century Phenomenon (Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1974). First edition, paperback. Good condition.
11. Millais (Walker Art Gallery / RA, 1967). First edition, paperback. Exhibition catalogue. Good condition.
12. The Pre-Raphaelites by Timothy Hilton (Thames & Hudson, 1970). First edition, paperback. Fair condition.
Condition
All books are in good readable condition. The exhibition catalogues illustrated mostly in black and white but with extensive and useful notes.