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The Tarns of Lakeland
by W. Heaton Cooper
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Not Stated: Frederick Warne & Co., 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.5" by 8". W. Heaton Cooper. An illustrated account of the tarns of the Lake District, written, illustrated and signed by W. Heaton Cooper. William Heaton Cooper (1903-1995) was an English impressionistic landscape artist who mostly used water colours and was renowned for his work depicting the Lake District. This work details a number of the tarns, small lakes in the mountains. He used his geological knowledge in his depictions, and was fascinated by the light of the Lake District. His father, Alfred Heaton Cooper, was also a landscape painter.This work has been signed by the author to the half title page.Profusely illustrated with sixteen colour plates, which are all present, and eighty-seven drawings by the author. In a full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, minor wear to the tail of the spine and extremities. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with wear to tht edges and tape repairs to the heads and tails of the spine and folds, with a tear along the spine which has been taped. Internally firmly bound, author's signature to the half title page. Half title has some damage from a removed label which does not affect the signature. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 755R17
- Title
- The Tarns of Lakeland
- Author
- W. Heaton Cooper
- Illustrator
- W. Heaton Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Not Stated
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 10.5" by 8"
- Keywords
- tarns lakeland heaton cooper art lakeland
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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