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WALES,H R H Prince of: : WATERCOLOURS

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN AND COMPANY,1991.

ISBN 0316888869.

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,scenic watercolour artwork by HRH Prince Charles (view of Double Haven Bay,Hong Kong,from HMY Britannia),illustrated upper panel of dw/dj with white,blue+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners. An internal sellotape repair to a small (approx 1/2") tear towards head of spine/ backstrip's rear panel,gutter's edge.Author's colour portrait photograph to rear panel. Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain grey cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt device (Prince of Wales's 3 feathers minus mottoe), and silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip.The 3 feathers design multiply repeated in grey+white to immaculate eps.UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-159pp [paginated] includes foreword by HER MAJESTY Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother with an accompanying colour portrait photograph opposite,an appreciation by John Ward CBE,R.A,RWS,an introduction by HRH Prince of Wales,4 sections (English scenes,Impressions of Scotland, Views of Italy,France and Spain,and Images from Further Afield) with 70+ watercolour views - each with expanded text/caption - apart from duplicated frntis,and an index/ list of the watercolour.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page with watercolour frntis to recto (Windmill at Bircham,Norfolk),title-page and contents list/table. The Prince of Wales's impassioned concern for the quality of the environment is well known,but few are aware of the fact that for twenty years he has found private expression for his love of the countryside through the medium of watercolour painting. It was not so long ago,of course,that drawing was regarded as an integral part of a civilised person's education,and sketching and painting equipment was included in the luggage of any cultivated traveller.The Prince is thus continuing a time-honoured tradition,and the intense feeling revealed in his paintings for the landscape both in Britain and abroad,shows that the roots of his conservationist instincts go deep. In allowing more than seventy of his paintings from the last five years (then 1991) to be included in this book,the Prince is sharing a very private part of his life - a part that,as he reveals in his Introduction and the extended captions accompanying the reproductions,brings him immesnse pleasure and considerable satisfaction.The result is a uniquely individual and personal album.Many of the paintings depict the majestic scenery around Balmoral or the tranquil Norfolk countryside in all seasons,whie other British scenes range from the intimacy of Prince Albert's litchen garden at Windsor to the sweeping grandeur of Wensleydale.There are also views of Italy,France,and Spain,as well as memorable images from the Middle East and as far afield as Hong Kong and the Serengeti Plain. Showing an assurance that many watercolourists will envy,these paintings bear out the view,shared by the Prince,that the very best way to observe,appreciate,and enjoy nature fully is to try to paint it.His work will surely encourage others to try their hand at this difficult,yet excitingly spontaneous,medium. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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