The Adventures of the Arts, Man´s Quest for Beauty. 1st 1962. H/C with jacket. Large format. 192 pp.

Beauty in architecture, interior decoration, fashion, fine arts.

This illuminating volume shows the astonishing growth of the arts, the creation of beautiful things, first for the benefit of gods and kings, then entirely for man's own use and appreciation. Colour illustrations on every page. 

First published 1962 by Echo Publishing Company, London. Part of the Colourama Pictorial Treasury of Knowledge. Condition: Good. Foxing on some pages. Previous owner's name written in front. Jacket has wear and tear at edges and corners.