Essays On The Nature And Principles Of Taste
by Alison, Archibald
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Very good
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About This Item
Boston: Hilliard & Metcalf, 1812. First American edition. Hardcover. Three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Very good. (xii) (18) 434 pages. 22 x 13 cm. The author's aesthetics played an important part in the development of romantic classicism in American architecture. His essays were popular and came to be considered a textbook for artists and the highly educated. SHAW 24584. Owner signature head of title page dated 1812. Generally clean with toning to first few and last leaves. Scratch with small loss back cover.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24140
- Title
- Essays On The Nature And Principles Of Taste
- Author
- Alison, Archibald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Hilliard & Metcalf
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1812
- Keywords
- Aesthetics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Art Reference; Americana;
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