In beautiful, detailed works, Hogarth recorded 18th century London life, high and low, like no one else. Through this fasciniating biography, we also learn about 18th century London high and low life, struggles and pleasures. We also meet many characters as they interact with Hogarth - Horace Walpole, Gay, Garrick, Swift, Boswel and Johnson, to name a few. As an engraver, painter, and moralist, Hogarth remains of interest to historians and artists alike today. Distressed jacket in plastic, some exposure of hinges. Clean pages. The Viking Press. New York. 1955. Hb, Dj. USED. $4.00