The Wallace Collection at Hertford House
by A. L. Baldry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Goupil & Co., 1904. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 12" by 9". None. A beautifully illustrated work on the Wallace Collection at Hertford House, brought together by Sir Richard Wallace. Highly illustrated throughout. Includes the history of the collection, pictures of the French, British, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Flemish schools, with furniture, porcelain, pottery, sculpture, arms and armor. The Wallace Collection is a national museum which displays the art collections brought together by the first four marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the likely illegitimate son of the 4th Marquess. It was bequeathed to the British nation by Lady Wallace, Sir Richard"s widow, in 1897. The Wallace Collection is displayed at Hertford House, formerly the principal London residence of the marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace. It was opened to the public as a museum in 1900. Written by Alfred Lys Baldry, an English critic and painter. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last pages only. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844T55
- Title
- The Wallace Collection at Hertford House
- Author
- A. L. Baldry
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Goupil & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 12" by 9"
- Keywords
- Wallace Collection Baldry Collection
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...