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An Essay On The Picturesque, As Compared With The Sublime And Beautiful; And, On The Use Of Studying Pictures, For The Purpose Of Improving Real Landscape
by Price, Uvedale
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Robson, 1794. First Edition . Calf / Boards. Near Fine. 21.2 Cm Tall. Xv, 288. Quarter Calf Over Marbled Paper Covered Boards, Tips Strengthened With Vellum, Re-Backed With New Red Morocco Spine Label. Contents Tall [21.2 Cm], Absolutely Square, No Names Or Marks; Small Mid-Twentieth Century Owner's Name On Front Pastedown. First Edition. An Important Contribution To The Nationwide Controversy That Developed At The End Of The 18Th Century Among People Of Education And Taste On The Merits Of The Picturesque Style Of Landscape Gardening As Against The Smoother Effects Of Capability Brown And Humphrey Repton. Price Advocates Here The First Clear Statement Of The Picturesque Ideal [After William Gilpin's Works On The Subject], Reconciling Burke And Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025180
- Title
- An Essay On The Picturesque, As Compared With The Sublime And Beautiful; And, On The Use Of Studying Pictures, For The Purpose Of Improving Real Landscape
- Author
- Price, Uvedale
- Format/Binding
- Calf / Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Robson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Size
- 21.2 Cm Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Miscellany #16 A Gentleman's Library;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
Biblio member since 2013
Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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