Antiquities of London and its Environs: Containing views of houses, monuments, statues and other curious remains of Antiquity
de John Thomas Smith
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/None
- Librería
-
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Precio
EUR 850.68EUR 723.08
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Sobre este artículo
Collection of 96 engraved plates by Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries.
Engraved title-page and 96 plates, of which 3 tinted (One duplicated plate bound in.)
Plates include portraits of King Lud, King Richard II, King James I, Sir Thomas Gresham, William Earl of Craven, historian John Stowe, famous London buildings such as Bruce Castle, Sion College, Lincoln's Inn Gate, Bloody Tower, Newgate, Savoy Prison, Lollards Prison, old Tudor houses, ruins, gravestones, etc.
The engraver John Thomas Smith was Keeper of Drawings at the British Museum, and this series of prints earned him the nickname Antiquity Smith.
Condition: Leather spine with five-raised bands and gilt lettering, marble boards, scuffed and worn. Engraved plates mostly clean and bright with slight spotting and foxing to a few. Damp stain to lower edge of first 15 plates outside the plate area.
Engraved title-page and 96 plates, of which 3 tinted (One duplicated plate bound in.)
Plates include portraits of King Lud, King Richard II, King James I, Sir Thomas Gresham, William Earl of Craven, historian John Stowe, famous London buildings such as Bruce Castle, Sion College, Lincoln's Inn Gate, Bloody Tower, Newgate, Savoy Prison, Lollards Prison, old Tudor houses, ruins, gravestones, etc.
The engraver John Thomas Smith was Keeper of Drawings at the British Museum, and this series of prints earned him the nickname Antiquity Smith.
Condition: Leather spine with five-raised bands and gilt lettering, marble boards, scuffed and worn. Engraved plates mostly clean and bright with slight spotting and foxing to a few. Damp stain to lower edge of first 15 plates outside the plate area.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Florilegius (JP)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- Flo141
- Título
- Antiquities of London and its Environs
- Autor
- John Thomas Smith
- Ilustrador
- John Thomas Smith
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Half leather binding and marble boards
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- None
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- J. Sewell, R. Faulder, J. Simco, etc.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1791
- Tamaño
- Folio, 33.5 x 23cm
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- illustrated, engraving, London, history, Antiquities, John Thomas Smith,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Florilegius
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
Tokyo, Tokyo
Sobre Florilegius
Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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