Rare Antique Art Book - First Edition "Love In Art" by Mary Knight Potter, 1898 - Romance & Love Depicted in Fine Art - Collectible Volume

First edition by virtue of no later impression referenced. L.C. Page and Company, Boston. Fourth installment in the Art Series. "Thirty-six illustrations from celebrated paintings by the great masters." Blue cloth cover, gilt-stamped front board and spine, gilt top. Rough cut fore-edge. Thirty-six black-and-white illustration plates, depictions of love in fine art, 260 pages. Edition notes: The first edition was issued in multiple cover colors.  No dust jacket. Light shelf-wear. Separation of frontispiece plate and tissue guard and a portion of loosening binding, but otherwise remains fast. Toning and light soiling, but pages free from marks, tears, or creases. A beautiful antique volume. approx. 19 x 13 x 3cm, 1 lb 4.8oz scarcity rating: 3-