240 pages, indexed, annotated, illustrated with both coloured and black and white plates. First edition. Customers please note the book weighs over a kilo thus attracting additional postage. The price clipped jacket is chipped at the edge with a series of closed short tears at its head and tail. The damage is not horrific. The pages are lightly tanned, else clean, unmarked and solid, the plates sharp and clear. " Luke Herrmann, an English art historian, considers Turner to be in the realm of art ""what Shakespeare is in the realm of British literature.'' With 190 illustrations, this book leads to a more complete view of this artist's variety and breadth of mastery. (PW review)