Anecdotes of Painting in England with Some Account of the Principal artists [5 vols]
by Walpole, Horace
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Strawberry Hill: Thomas Kirgate, 1765 Bound in18th century full leather stamped with a herringbone pattern with elaborate blind stamped borders, double gilt borders, five raised bands with bright gilt titles and panel decorations, book plate of Caxton Hall in each volume. Contents are fine, mostly unread. Offsetting from engravings. One volume with light foxing, the last few pages. Each volume with some cracking at the front gutter with volumes 2 and 5 tender but holding. Volume 4 is dated 1771, while the others are dated 1765. Volumes 2-5 with a small chip at the spine tail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002297
- Title
- Anecdotes of Painting in England with Some Account of the Principal artists [5 vols]
- Author
- Walpole, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Kirgate
- Place of Publication
- Strawberry Hill
- Date Published
- 1765
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Books returnable if not as described and returned in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Biblio member since 2006
Warsaw, Indiana
About Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Primarily online seller with emphasis on better quality books.In the book business since the mid 1980s.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gutter
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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