Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1876. Reprint. 1. Leather. Publisher's full tree calf, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on one red and one green label in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt borders and dentelles on covers, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Anna Brownell Jameson (nee Murphy) (1794-1860) was the first English art historian. Born in Ireland (she migrated to England at the age of four), she became a well-known British writer and contributor to nineteenth-century thought on a range of subjects including early feminism, art history (particularly sacred art), travel, Shakespeare, poets, and German culture. Jameson was connected to some of the most prominent names of the period including Elizabeth Barrett-Browning and Robert Browning, Ottilie von Goethe (the daughter-in-law of Goethe), Lady Byron, and many others. . Professionally rebacked with original spine laid on, boards very slightly bowed, unmarked, tight and clean. VERY GOOD. . 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 502 pp .

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16774
Title: Sketches of Art, Literature, and Character
Author: Jameson, Mrs. (Anna Brownell Jameson)
Format/Binding: Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: Reprint. 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1876
Keywords: Fine Binding;, Literature;, Art;, Charlotte and Emily Bronte;, Leather binding;

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