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A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION OF GILPIN'S DAY, REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS EFFECTS ON LANDSCAPE SCENERY FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT, IN THIRTY DESIGNS FROM NATURE; BY THE REV. WM. GILPIN, A.M. With Instructions in, and Explanation of, the Improved Method of Colouring, and Painting in Water Colours
by CLARK, John Heaviside
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Small bookplate of Charles Benson on the front pastedown. Clean text and plates in an attractive binding. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Priestley and Weale, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Small bookplate of Charles Benson on the front pastedown. Clean text and plates in an attractive binding. Near Fine. A reissue of the 1811 edition with a new title page. Folio (11" x 15-1/4") bound in modern half red morocco leather with matching corners, marble paper sides, gilt-lettered and ruled spine. Illustrated with 30 lovely hand-colored plates, margins with light gray wash and dark gray lines, numbered in manuscript with tissue guards. Instructions for painting various aspects of the day: sunrise, cloudy morning, rainbow, lightning, waning moon, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019978
- Title
- A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION OF GILPIN'S DAY, REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS EFFECTS ON LANDSCAPE SCENERY FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT, IN THIRTY DESIGNS FROM NATURE; BY THE REV. WM. GILPIN, A.M. With Instructions in, and Explanation of, the Improved Method of Colouring, and Painting in Water Colours
- Author
- CLARK, John Heaviside
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Small bookplate of Charles Benson on the front pastedown. Clean text and plates in an attractive binding. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Priestley and Weale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books, Color Plates, Hand-Colored Plates, Art Instruction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hand-Colored Plates;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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