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Anecdotes of the Arts in England; or, Comparative remarks on architecture, sculpture, and painting, chiefly illustrated by specimens at Oxford.
by James Dallaway
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T Cadell and W Davies , 1800. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A critical and informative work on sculpture, architecture and painting in England, mostly Oxford. With an engraved title page. The first octavo edition of this work. Written by the English antiquary and topographer, James Dallaway. Split into sections for 'Architecture', 'Sculpture' and 'Painting', this work describes numerous. With the bookplate of Worcester Library to the front pastedown. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and paper covered boards. Light rubbing to the spine. Evidence of repair to the spine label, which has a few small chips. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Worcester Library. Shelf inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'D 49.' Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Just the odd spot to pages. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 614L20
- Title
- Anecdotes of the Arts in England; or, Comparative remarks on architecture, sculpture, and painting, chiefly illustrated by specimens at Oxford.
- Author
- James Dallaway
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T Cadell and W Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1800
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- James Dallaway Architecture Sculpture Painting Architecture
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
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