The Romantic Interior: The British Collector at Home, 1750-1850. (Studies in British Art.) by Wainwright, Clive

Paul Mellon Centre BA, 9/10/1989 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 1.3583 in x 11.1693 in x 10.0394 in. Inscribed and signed by author.

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

United Kingdom: Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art, 1989. First edition [1989]. The book immortalizes a series of incredible collections of art and antiques, illustrated in both color and in black and white. Black cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. The book is near fine with firm binding, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has a very short closed tear to the spine head, a trace of shelf rubbing to the rear panel, no paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

United Kingdom: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 1989. F1 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Clive Wainwright to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered scratches, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. 11"x10", 314 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1989. Hardcover, large quarto bound in black cloth and publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 314 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs. First edition. A survey of five stately homes: Charlecote Park, Goodrich Court, Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill, Sir Walter Scott's home, Abbotsford, and Fonthill Abbey, the grandest and most famous Gothic Revival house of its day, with an eye towards the collecting taste, socio-economic conditions geo-political circumstances which came together to make the Romantic aesthetic palpable. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a very good+ dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾"… Read More

New Haven: Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: vi, 314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index.Contents: Introduction -- Precedents -- The Trade -- The Furnishings -- Strawberry Hill -- Fonthill Abbey -- Abbotsford: the beginning -- Abbotsford: the completion -- Charlecote Park -- Goodrich Court -- Conclusion -- Notes to the text -- Index. Subjects: Fonthill Abbey.Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England). Interior decoration England History 18th century. Interior decoration England History 19th century. Art, Medieval. Art, Renaissance. Art Collectors and collecting England. Art Collectors and collecting. Art, Medieval. Art, Renaissance.Interior decoration. Kunstverzamelaars.… Read More

Paul Mellon Centre BA, 1989-09-10. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!