Vintage 1949 The Pocket Book of Old Masters – 64 Gravure Illustrations

The Pocket Book of Old Masters – 64 Gravure Illustrations – Pocket Book #578 (1949) – Edited by Herman J. Wechsler Vintage Pocket Books mass‑market paperback featuring 64 gravure reproductions and short texts on ten Old Masters. Details (from the book): • Publisher: Pocket Books, Inc. • Pocket Book No. 578 • Copyright 1949 (Pocket Book edition) • “With Sixty‑Four Gravure Illustrations” • Edited by Herman J. Wechsler • Texts by: W. Somerset Maugham, Walter Pater, Thomas Craven, Hendrik Willem van Loon, Count de Gobineau, Élie Faure, Hippolyte Taine, Virgil Barker, Philip Hale, Giorgio Vasari • Artists covered: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Bruegel, Rubens, Rembrandt, El Greco, Velázquez, Vermeer Condition (see photos): • Front cover has a noticeable scrape/chip at lower left; general rubbing and edge wear • Spine wear/creases; corners worn • Pages show age‑toning • Binding intact Great for: vintage art reference, Old Master study, display copies.