Rowlandson : a new interpretation

London : Studio Vista, 1972. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's minor inscription to front free endpaper. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 144 pages; Physical description. : 144 p. , [28] p. Of plates : ill. , ports. ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 11). Contents: Reading structures : from Hogarth to Rowlandson -- The comedy of contrasting shapes -- The ugly and the beautiful -- Borderline states of being -- Contexts : the picturesque, the grotesque, and comparative anatomy -- Youth and age : the romantic triangle -- People looking at things -- The dance of death. Subject: Rowlandson, Thomas (English caricaturist and watercolorist, born 1756 or 1757, died 1827) - Criticism and interpretation. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 - Themes, motives. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 - Criticism and interpretation. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757-1827. Watercolourists, British - 18th century. Watercolourists, British - 19th century. Caricatures and cartoons - Great Britain. English watercolour paintings - Rowlandson, Thomas paintings Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756/7-1827.