(KING CHARLES III, formerly Prince Charles, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.) HRH The Prince Of Wales Watercolours.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, bound in original grey cloth stamped in silver with royal emblem to upper board, original pictorial dust jacket, with colour illustrations throughout, pp. 160. Published by Little, Brown and Company (London), 1991.
A signed presentation copy from the King to Julian Bicknell, inscribed by the King on the half-title page:
"For Julian -
With very best wishes for Xmas 1991 from
Charles"
Some light wear to the dust jacket and a touch of toning to the flaps, a little toning to the page edges as usual, very light finger soiling to the bottom right corner of the half-title page; a near fine example.
Provenance: Julian Bicknell (born 1945), is a new classical architect and perhaps most famous for designing the Palladian Henbury Hall, Cheshire. At the time the King presented Mr Bicknell with this book, he was deeply involved in the Prince's Institute of Architecture as a trustee. He was also a member of their academic board, a tutor in London, and the summer schools in both France and Italy.
Art is one of the King's great passions and he wrote in the introduction to this work:
"I have tried in these pages to convey something of the part that painting plays in my life. In many ways it helps to keep me reasonably sane, and if it doesn't appeal to the critics, then it's just too bad! I only hope that those who are rash enough to thumb through this book may be helped to discover what infinite beauty and delight there is in the details of God's creation".
The Queen Mother wrote the preface for the book. In part, the Queen Mother wrote:
“I am delighted that this book is being published, and it is nice to think that a wider audience will now have a chance to see some of the watercolours painted by my grandson in many different parts of the world. Ever since he was a small boy Prince Charles has taken an interest in his surroundings, and has developed his powers of observation to the point where painting became a necessary and vital expression of that interest.”
The money raised from sales of the book was given to the Prince of Wales's charities.
Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, bound in original grey cloth stamped in silver with royal emblem to upper board, original pictorial dust jacket, with colour illustrations throughout, pp. 160. Published by Little, Brown and Company (London), 1991.
A signed presentation copy from the King to Julian Bicknell, inscribed by the King on the half-title page:
"For Julian -
With very best wishes for Xmas 1991 from
Charles"
Some light wear to the dust jacket and a touch of toning to the flaps, a little toning to the page edges as usual, very light finger soiling to the bottom right corner of the half-title page; a near fine example.
Provenance: Julian Bicknell (born 1945), is a new classical architect and perhaps most famous for designing the Palladian Henbury Hall, Cheshire. At the time the King presented Mr Bicknell with this book, he was deeply involved in the Prince's Institute of Architecture as a trustee. He was also a member of their academic board, a tutor in London, and the summer schools in both France and Italy.
Art is one of the King's great passions and he wrote in the introduction to this work:
"I have tried in these pages to convey something of the part that painting plays in my life. In many ways it helps to keep me reasonably sane, and if it doesn't appeal to the critics, then it's just too bad! I only hope that those who are rash enough to thumb through this book may be helped to discover what infinite beauty and delight there is in the details of God's creation".
The Queen Mother wrote the preface for the book. In part, the Queen Mother wrote:
“I am delighted that this book is being published, and it is nice to think that a wider audience will now have a chance to see some of the watercolours painted by my grandson in many different parts of the world. Ever since he was a small boy Prince Charles has taken an interest in his surroundings, and has developed his powers of observation to the point where painting became a necessary and vital expression of that interest.”
The money raised from sales of the book was given to the Prince of Wales's charities.
Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, bound in original grey cloth stamped in silver with royal emblem to upper board, original pictorial dust jacket, with colour illustrations throughout, pp. 160. Published by Little, Brown and Company (London), 1991.
A signed presentation copy from the King to Julian Bicknell, inscribed by the King on the half-title page:
"For Julian -
With very best wishes for Xmas 1991 from
Charles"
Some light wear to the dust jacket and a touch of toning to the flaps, a little toning to the page edges as usual, very light finger soiling to the bottom right corner of the half-title page; a near fine example.
Provenance: Julian Bicknell (born 1945), is a new classical architect and perhaps most famous for designing the Palladian Henbury Hall, Cheshire. At the time the King presented Mr Bicknell with this book, he was deeply involved in the Prince's Institute of Architecture as a trustee. He was also a member of their academic board, a tutor in London, and the summer schools in both France and Italy.
Art is one of the King's great passions and he wrote in the introduction to this work:
"I have tried in these pages to convey something of the part that painting plays in my life. In many ways it helps to keep me reasonably sane, and if it doesn't appeal to the critics, then it's just too bad! I only hope that those who are rash enough to thumb through this book may be helped to discover what infinite beauty and delight there is in the details of God's creation".
The Queen Mother wrote the preface for the book. In part, the Queen Mother wrote:
“I am delighted that this book is being published, and it is nice to think that a wider audience will now have a chance to see some of the watercolours painted by my grandson in many different parts of the world. Ever since he was a small boy Prince Charles has taken an interest in his surroundings, and has developed his powers of observation to the point where painting became a necessary and vital expression of that interest.”
The money raised from sales of the book was given to the Prince of Wales's charities.
Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.