[GOGH, VINCENT VAN]. The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh. London: Thames and Hudson, 1958.
FIRST EDITION. In three volumes; leather-bound; hardcover; quarto (25 x 18 cm); pp. lxviii, 559; [vi], 625; [vi], 625. English text. Beautifully bound in full crimson crushed morocco gilt by Hatchards; all page edges gilt; marbled endpapers; half-titles; profusely illustrated with numerous tipped-in plates; volume III with rear index in double columns. Condition: FINE. An absolutely immaculate set, without previous ownership markings.
Notes: A stunningly bound first edition set - a profusely illustrated collection of letters from influential Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh, with numerous tipped-in recreations of his artwork. Among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art, his work is characterised by bold colours and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. Here his fascinating letters are interspersed with tipped-in reproductions of his works. Volume I with a coloured frontispiece, and sixty-five further illustrations. Volume II with a coloured frontispiece, and sixty-nine further illustrations. Volume III with a coloured frontispiece, and forty-five further illustrations.
