Remarks On Forest Scenery, And Other Woodland Views, (Relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty) Illustrated By The Scenes Of New-Forest In Hampshire
by Gilpin, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary brown tree calf, marbled endpapers, raised bands spines richly gilt in floral arabesques. Near fine. Three vols. in
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Blamire, 1791. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary brown tree calf, marbled endpapers, raised bands spines richly gilt in floral arabesques. Near fine. Three vols. in two. 22 x 14.5. [*4, A-Y8, **2] & [*1, B-U8, X4, b8, c2]. Double page map and 31 tinted aquatints or soft ground etchings. The plates for this work were divided between his brother, Sawrey Gilpin, an eminent painter of animals, and Samuel Alken for the landscape subjects. Gilpin considered trees first as "single objects" and then as elements of a clump or forest in a picturesque landscape. ABBEY SCENERY 149. (second edition only). HENREY Vol.II, p.531. "The work is divided into three `books', two composing the first volume and the third the second volume. RENWICK, pp.100-102, discusses in detail the importance of this book to Jane Austen.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24134
- Title
- Remarks On Forest Scenery, And Other Woodland Views, (Relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty) Illustrated By The Scenes Of New-Forest In Hampshire
- Author
- Gilpin, William
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary brown tree calf, marbled endpapers, raised bands spines richly gilt in floral arabesques. Near fine. Three vols. in
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- R. Blamire
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1791
- Keywords
- Landscape Architecture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Landscape Architecture; Natural History; Art Reference;
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- First Edition
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Calf
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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