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; And now digested and published from his original MSS. [With]: A Catalogue of Engravers, Who have been born, or resided in England; Digested by Mr. Horace Walpole From the MSS. of Mr. George Vertue; To which is added An Account of the Life and Works of the latter.
by WALPOLE, Horace
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A few corners a little rubbed or bumped; title and dedication a little loose in the first volume; one very small hole to one pla
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Strawberry Hill:: Thomas Farmer and Thomas Kirgate,, 1762-71.. First edition.. full contemporary russia; sides with roll-tooled floral borders (those of Vol. IV not uniform), expertly rebacked with gilt spines; a.e.g.. A few corners a little rubbed or bumped; title and dedication a little loose in the first volume; one very small hole to one plate; a little browning or offsetting; a few manuscript annotations. Armorial bookplates on pastedowns; later engraved bookplates on front free endpapers. An attractive set.. 4to,. Engraved frontispiece and 109 plates. Rothschild 2487.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18111
- 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; And now digested and published from his original MSS. [With]: A Catalogue of Engravers, Who have been born, or resided in England; Digested by Mr. Horace Walpole From the MSS. of Mr. George Vertue; To which is added An Account of the Life and Works of the latter.
- Author
- WALPOLE, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Full contemporary russia; sides with roll-tooled floral borders (those of Vol. IV not uniform), expertly rebacked with gilt spin
- Book Condition
- Used - A few corners a little rubbed or bumped; title and dedication a little loose in the first volume; one very small hole to one pla
- Edition
- First edition.
- Publisher
- Thomas Farmer and Thomas Kirgate,
- Place of Publication
- Strawberry Hill:
- Date Published
- 1762-71.
- Pages
- 5 vols.
- Size
- 4to,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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