Second Hand For Queen and Country: The Career of Harry Payne, Military Artist, 1858–1927
Author : Michael Cane
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Condition
Good near very good condition. Limited edition copy numbered 136 of 400. Original red cloth boards with silver lettering. Minor rubbing and bumping to the corners and light shelf wear. The internal hinge has cracked with the webbing visible, but the binding remains firm and the pages are secure. Contents are clean, bright and unmarked throughout with excellent illustrations. A very presentable copy of this uncommon limited edition.
Details
General - Pages : 117 | Images : illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, reproductions of paintings, postcards and military artwork. | Publisher : Michael Cane | Place of Publication : Kingston, Surrey | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1977 | Edition : Limited Edition (No. 136 of 400 copies) | Size : 250mm x 192mm
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A scarce limited edition study of the life and work of Harry Payne (1858–1927), one of Britain's best-known military artists and illustrators.
Written by Michael Cane and published in 1977 in a strictly limited edition of only 400 numbered copies, this example is No. 136. The book chronicles Payne's career from his early military commissions through his famous illustrations of Victorian and Edwardian soldiers, cavalry regiments and military uniforms.
Beautifully illustrated throughout, it includes reproductions of Payne's artwork, photographs, postcards, cigarette cards and contemporary military ephemera, together with appendices covering military postcards, toy books, cigarette cards, prints and other aspects of his published work.
An excellent reference work for collectors of military art, British Army uniforms, Victorian military history and Harry Payne's illustrations.
