Essays on the Picturesque, As Compared With the Sublime and the Beautiful; And, on the Use of Studying Pictures, for the Purpose of Improving Real Landscape
by Price, Uvedale
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (heavy wear to boards with front cover no longer attached, spine lettering faded, aging to text block, but pages of text are
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Mawman, 1810. Hardcover. VG- (heavy wear to boards with front cover no longer attached, spine lettering faded, aging to text block, but pages of text are otherwise very clean and clear). Light blue and white paper over boards, black lettering on spine, untrimmed pages, 400 pp. This is volume 3 of a 3 volume set. A letter to Uvedale Price, Esq., [by] H. Repton, A letter to H. Repton, Esq. A dialogue on the distinct characters of the picturesque and the beautiful ... prefaced by an introductory essay on beauty.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 177752
- Title
- Essays on the Picturesque, As Compared With the Sublime and the Beautiful; And, on the Use of Studying Pictures, for the Purpose of Improving Real Landscape
- Author
- Price, Uvedale
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (heavy wear to boards with front cover no longer attached, spine lettering faded, aging to text block, but pages of text are
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Mawman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1810
- Keywords
- General European Art ; landscape gardening ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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