A handbook to the public galleries of art in and near London..
by JAMESON, Mrs. [Anna]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1842. In two volumes. lii, 281, [1]; [3], 283-628pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-roan, marbled boards, marbled edges. Extremities worn, loss to spines. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscriptions to head of both titles, scattered foxing. The first edition of a early Victorian guide to the major public art galleries of England's capital, with 'catalogues of the pictures, accompanied by critical, historical, and bibliographical notices, and copious indexes to facilitate reference'. . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ24741
- Title
- A handbook to the public galleries of art in and near London..
- Author
- JAMESON, Mrs. [Anna]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- Arts
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- First Edition
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