Voyage pittoresque par Manheim, Mayence, Aix-la-Chapelle, Bruxelles, &c. avec l'explication de trente-deux gravures, representant les vues, prises sur les bords du Rhin, de la Meuse &c. Traduit de l'Anglois par J. Coudrois.
by GARDNOR, John
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About This Item
London. H. L. Galabin, 1792. Small 4to. Contemporary diced and ornamented calf, spine with raised bands, lettered and ornamented in gilt, boards with gilt double-fillet and ornamented in blind, turn-ins ornamented in gilt, marbled edges; pp. iv, 181, [3], 32 aquatint plates; hinges weakened, extremities a little worn, occasional foxing to plates, as usual, otherwise very good. This is one of the first and most important suites of views of the Rhine at the onset of romantic Rhine perception. It had appeared first in 1788, and the artist and author, a reverend from Battersea, illustrated the views along his journey back from Switzerland in a rather menacing, dark and gothic manner. Abbey 214 (dated 1791).
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- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (GB)
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- Title
- Voyage pittoresque par Manheim, Mayence, Aix-la-Chapelle, Bruxelles, &c. avec l'explication de trente-deux gravures, representant les vues, prises sur les bords du Rhin, de la Meuse &c. Traduit de l'Anglois par J. Coudrois.
- Author
- GARDNOR, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...