The Life and Work of Charles Bell; Including the Art of Charles Bell: An Appraisal by Michael Godby – Phillida Brooke Simons
The Life and Work of Charles Bell; Including the Art of Charles Bell: An Appraisal by Michael Godby – Phillida Brooke Simons
Hardcover, ISBN 9781874950342
Publisher: Fernwood Press (Pty) Ltd ,South Africa, 1998
Used - Very Good+. This book is in very good condition. The cover have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.
130 fine reproductions of his works and an appraisal of his oeuvre.
176 pages, oblong quarto (247 x 284 mm), colour frontispiece portrait, illustrated throughout in colour with paintings, sketches and plans by Bell, purple cloth, very good in the dust jacket
'Bell, born in Scotland in 1813, arrived at the Cape aged sixteen and remained in the Colony for almost five decades, during which he contributed significantly to its aesthetic, social and business life. Gifted artist, wood carver, engraver, sculptor, expert in designing brass and silverware, philatelist, authority on heraldry, land surveyor, traveller, geologist, archaeologist and director of companies - the list of his interests and accomplishments seems endless and his output was considerable. Yet for over a century after his death Charles Bell was little known.' Editor's note.
