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Pair of hand-colored engravings of the exterior of : "Lord Dashwood's West Wycombe House, High Wycombe, Bucks.
by (Dashwood, Lord)
- Used
- Condition
- Framed and glazed. Some losses to gilt of frame
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Early 19th Century. 12-3/4 x 20 inches (image size). Framed and glazed. Some losses to gilt of frame. 12-3/4 x 20 inches (image size). Between 1740 and 1781 the earlier West Wycombe House was transformed by the second Sir Francis Dashwood. Although he was a Fellow of the Royal Society, Postmaster General from 1766 to 1781 and a founder member of the Dilettante Society Sir Francis is still best recalled as a member of the notorious Hell Fire Club. The house is among the most theatrical and Italianate in England, its façades formed as classical temples. The interior has Palmyrene ceilings and decoration, with pictures, furniture and sculpture dating from the time of Sir Francis.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 225137
- Title
- Pair of hand-colored engravings of the exterior of : "Lord Dashwood's West Wycombe House, High Wycombe, Bucks.
- Author
- (Dashwood, Lord)
- Format/Binding
- 12-3/4 x 20 inches (image size)
- Book Condition
- Used - Framed and glazed. Some losses to gilt of frame
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- Early 19th Century
- Keywords
- Color Plate
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
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- Gilt
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