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| Author: |
Walpole, Horace |
| Title: |
A Catalogue of Engravers, Who have been born, or resided in England; Digested by Mr. Horace Walpole from the MSS. of Mr. George Vertue; To which is added an Account of the Life and Works of the latter |
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[London] |
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Strawberry-Hill |
| Date: |
1763 |
| Item # : |
167808 |
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331 |
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313 |
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| Hunting - Sporting - Angling - Natural History; with Books in All Fields |
| Sale Date |
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05/11/2006 |
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1pm PST |
| Low Estimate |
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$ 300 |
| High Estimate |
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$ 500 |
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| Description: |
| [4], 128, 14, 20, [7] pp. 8¾x7, full period calf (slightly speckled), covers branded with geometric-patterned designs around margins, spine tooled in gilt, gilt-lettered red morocco spine label, marbled endpapers. |
| "Direction to the Binder" page states "This volume shound not be lettered as the fourth, but as a detached piece; another volume of the Painters being intended, which will compleat the work." This issue contains no illustrations or portrait plates. |
| Condition: |
| Leather rubbed, scratches, joints splitting, small inked paper tag on upper spine, ends chipped, corners bumped; hinges cracked, foxing, evidence of bookplate removal and with inked note on the front pastedown, other light wear; internally very good, in a good or better (but interesting) binding. |
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