Product Description: This is the first biography this century of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Ford Madox Brown, whose paintings include "The Last of England" and "Work". It describes his rich family life, his more troubled relations with the art establishment and his friend, Rossetti and his influence on other painters...read more

Small 4to. 81 (3) pp. + 90 color and b&w plates, acknowledgments, introduction, 1. Life and Background; 2. The Firm; 3. Precursors; 4. Stained Glass; 5. Pattern Design; 6. Printing; 7. the Art and Crafts Movement; bibliography, index, plates. Second Edition, 1979: On recto of title page publisher states, ``This paperback edition frist published in 1979, despite being issued in publisher's cloth with dust jacket [? ]. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine.