John 3rd Earl Of Bute

London: Merrion Press, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. inscription to previous owner on front end page. Light brown cloth boards with black spine lettering, tan dust jacket with bw illustrations with black and red lettering, xiii, 279 pages, [108] pages of plates, illustrations, portraits. "John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792) is best known as King George III's tutor… Read more about this item

London : Merrion Press, 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xv, 279 pages, [108] pages of plates : 191 illustrations, facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 32 cm. Notes; Includes bliographical references (p. 249-255) and index. Contents; The evolution of a connoisseur -- Architecture.… Read more about this item

London: The Merrion Press, 2004. xv, 279pp, 191 monochrome illustrations. Hardback 26x18cms. ISBN: 0951259512. One of the outstanding patrons & collectors of his age, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792) was tutor to George III when Prince of Wales and later became Prime Minister (1762-1763). Includes chapter on "The Pursuit of Pictures", illustrations of paintings from Luton… Read more about this item