Description
Reviews from the Dust Jacket
“Van Loon’s vivid story of the great painter, as he might have been seen by a devoted contemporary at a time when Rembrandt was living and dying in poverty, is revised and re-issued, this time in most alluring form with excellent reproductions of paintings, drawings, and etchings.” ~ The Baltimore Sun
“Hendrik Van Loon’s best-seller of a few years back has been issued in a new and deluxe edition by The Heritage Press. And ‘deluxe’ is here employed with full permission of Noah Webster.” ~ The New York Art Digest
“Here is a BOOK! The Rembrandt etchings and paintings are excellently reproduced. The choice of plates is excellent. The type is very readable. It is worth every cent you have to pay for it.” ~ The Book Collector’s Packet
Publishing Info
R.V.R: The Life of Rembrandt Van Rijn by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, revised especially for this edition by the author and illustrated with 150 reproductions of the drawings, etchings and paintings of Rembrandt, selected and arranged by J. B. Newman. From The Heritage Reprints with 1939 copyright. This hardcover book measures about 9-1/2″ x 6-3/8″ and has 379 pages, ending with the Epilogue.
Condition
See photos. In very good condition for age with lighter wear and spine sunning on the good dust jacket. “The Night Watch” pictorial hard covers show a little rubbing and two small corner bungs. The binding is strong and square. The pages are lightly toning and in very good condition. Name and city/state on front free end-paper (could easily be covered by your bookplate); no other markings found. Between dust jacket and book is “The Night Watch” from another publication. Stored in clean, smoke-free home.
Shipping
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