MONCRIEFF (Elspeth) & JOSEPH (Stephen and Iona) Farm Animal Portraits. , Antique Collectors' Club, 1996.4to, 304pp., coloured illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. This is the first comprehensive study of an exceptional period in livestock experimentation and of the social and economic aspirations which led to the commissioning of these paintings. Over four hundred illustrations (325 in full colour) provide a unique record of rare or extinct animals which once grazed these lands. The paintings were commissioned by proud breeders to impress friends, clients and the world at large with their improved breeds and show ring triumphs. (Book ref. 29110) £45.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Forest Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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