Excerpt from Joseph Pennell's Pictures of the Wonder of Work: Reproductions of a Series of Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs, Made by Him About the World, 1881-1915 It is far easier to paint a heavenly host or a dream city in one's studio than to make a decoration out of a group of miners, or to draw a rolling mill in full blast. Yet one of these subjects can be as noble as the other, as Whistler proved, when he showed for the first time how in London the poor buildings lose themselves in the dim sky, and the tall chimneys ...
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Excerpt from Joseph Pennell's Pictures of the Wonder of Work: Reproductions of a Series of Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs, Made by Him About the World, 1881-1915 It is far easier to paint a heavenly host or a dream city in one's studio than to make a decoration out of a group of miners, or to draw a rolling mill in full blast. Yet one of these subjects can be as noble as the other, as Whistler proved, when he showed for the first time how in London the poor buildings lose themselves in the dim sky, and the tall chimneys become campanile, and the warehouses are palaces in the night, and the whole city hangs in the heavens and fairyland is before us. That is the Gospel of the Wonder of Work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Good; Collectible. THIS COPY USED IN MAIN ILLUSTRATIONS ABOVE. DECENT TO EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN COPY FROM 1916 LIPPINCOTT PRINTING DATED SEPTEMBER, 1916 AND BELIEVED A FIRST PRINTING. EXCELLENT FAMILY OWNERSHIP AND GIFT NOTE OF FIRST BOOK OWNERSHIP ON FRONT END PIECE DATED OCTOBER, 1916. SPINE IS NOT SUN FADED. THE LETTERING IS READABLE. MINIMAL FOXING. EXPECT MINOR FLAWS INCLUDING HINGE SHOWING BUT ATTACHED WELL. We pack carefully and shipping promptly in a bubble-wrap waterproof bag. Could be worse. 02 15 2012 HIST-1052 17.
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Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Brown cloth with large paper label on front board, spine label. Gutters cracked, extremities worn and frayed, about very good.
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