Anecdotes of Painting in England; with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts; collected by the late Mr. George Vertue. Five volumes.
by Walpole, Horace
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: John Major, 1828. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in half brown leather with spine stamped in gilt, fiive raised bands, marbled boards and end papers, top edge gilt. Uncut. Vol. 1: 14 plates, 5 wood engravings; Vol 2: 17 plates, 19 wood engravings; Vol. 3: 17 plates, 35 wood engravings; Vol. 4: 17 plates, 16 wood engravings; Vol. 5: 23 plates, 10 wood engravings. A total of 88 engraved plates (including frontispieces).
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- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
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- Title
- Anecdotes of Painting in England; with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts; collected by the late Mr. George Vertue. Five volumes.
- Author
- Walpole, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Major
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Keywords
- painting, artists, art
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...