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Anecdotes of the Arts in England; or, Comparative remarks on architecture, sculpture, and painting, chiefly illustrated by specimens at Oxford.
de James Dallaway
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: T Cadell and W Davies , 1800. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A critical and informative work on sculpture, architecture and painting in England, mostly Oxford. With an engraved title page. The first octavo edition of this work. Written by the English antiquary and topographer, James Dallaway. Split into sections for 'Architecture', 'Sculpture' and 'Painting', this work describes numerous. With the bookplate of Worcester Library to the front pastedown. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and paper covered boards. Light rubbing to the spine. Evidence of repair to the spine label, which has a few small chips. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Worcester Library. Shelf inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'D 49.' Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Just the odd spot to pages. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 614L20
- Título
- Anecdotes of the Arts in England; or, Comparative remarks on architecture, sculpture, and painting, chiefly illustrated by specimens at Oxford.
- Autor
- James Dallaway
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- T Cadell and W Davies
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1800
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- James Dallaway Architecture Sculpture Painting Architecture
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
