Observations, Relative Chiefly To Picturesque Beauty, Made In the Year 1772, On Several Parts Of England

London: Printed for R. Blamire, Strand, 1788 Book. Good. Full leather. 2 volume set. Vol 1 - xxxi, [i], xvi, 238 pages + 15 plates. Vol 2 - [ii], xiv, 268 pages + 15 plates. ESTC T149235. The plate which should face page 41 is bound in with the plate facing page 51. Offsetting and browning in many cases heavy… Read more about this item

London: printed for R. Blamire, Strand, 1786. Full Calf. Fine. First Edition of one of the earliest guides to the Lake district, complete in two volumes. 8vo: [4],xxxi,[1],xvi,230; [4],268,xivpp, with 30 sepia acquaints and soft-ground etched plates, including 3 maps with watercolor wash, by Joseph Farington. Full cat's-paw calf, boards framed with gilt roll, spine in six compartment,… Read more about this item

London: Printed for R. Blamire, 1788.. 2 vols. 8vo. (21.25 x 13.5 cm). pp.xxxi+[1, errata]+xvi+238; 268+xiv. Later quarter calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt ruling, red morocco labels lettered in gilt. 30 plates comprising 24 sepia tinted aquatints, 3 coloured plans, and 3 uncoloured aquatinted plates. Old ownership inscription of Mary Broderick (?)… Read more about this item

London: Printed for R. Blamire, Strand, 1786 Book. Fair. Hardcover. vol 1 - [iv], xxxi, [i], xvi, 230 pages + 15 plates. Vol 2 - [iv], 268, xvi pages + 15 plates. Both in old full leather but this is damaged and much affected by insect damage. Bookplate to each front pastedown of Syston Park. Some damp or mould staining… Read more about this item

London: R Blamire. G : in good condition. Covers and spines rubbed and scuffed. Age toning throughout and offsetting from plates. Staining to pages 41- 48 of volume one. Signature of Gilpin at head of tilte pages. 1792. Third edition. Half leather marbled board cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). xxxiv, xvi, 237pp; xiv, errata, 264pp. Tinted plates and… Read more about this item

London: R. Blamore, 1788. [xxxii], xvi, 238pp [front cover completely detached; front free endpaper and first four pages, as a unit, completely detached; remainder of book intact; approximately two inches of spine backing chipped away and missing from upper and lower spine, offset browning to pages of text adjacent to most plates; rubbing and wear to covers; small clippings… Read more about this item

London: Printed for R. Blamire, 1792.. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Two volumes. I: xxxiv, xvi, 238pp.; II: 264, xivpp, and errata leaf. I: a8-b8, c2 [c2 blank], d8, B8-Q8 [Q8 blank]; II: []1, B8-R8, S4, a8. With the half-title to volume I. Third edition. Contemporary mottled calf, repaired. W ith 30… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Volume 1: Particularly the Mountains, and La.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Volume 2: Particularly the Mountains, and La.

London: R. Blamire, 1792. 2 volumes. All pages present, readable and tightly bound, though front board of volume 1 is detached. Pages lightly tanned. Edges and corners of boards bumped and all leather is badly rubbed and scratched. Spines unreadable. Ink inscrip. to f-fep of vol. 1.. Third Edition. Leather. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Observations, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1772 on several parts of England.

Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010-05-28. Paperback. Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Clergyman, schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics, William Gilpin (1724-1804) published a series of works recording his observations on the picturesque across British landscapes. This two-volume work, which appeared in 1786, describes his travels in 1772, principally in the Lake District, an inspirational place for poets and artists.

Paperback / softback. New. Clergyman, schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics, William Gilpin (1724-1804) published a series of works recording his observations on the picturesque across British landscapes. This two-volume work, which appeared in 1786, describes his travels in 1772, principally in the Lake District, an inspirational place for poets and artists.

Paperback. New.

Paperback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.