History and bibliography of artistic anatomy

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First edition. Part I is history and Part 2 is the bibliography and includes references to osteology, myology, morphology and locomotion for artists. Treatises accompanying écorchés and theoretical essays. Manuals on proportions, expression and portrait drawing. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson who has also added a protective dust jacket with printed paper spine label. Contains notes in manuscript by Bridson on separately inserted sheets. xx, ii , 493 pages. cloth, paper spine label.. thick 8vo...