Heath's Book of Beauty with Beautifully Finished Engravings from Drawings by the First Artists
Book Description
25.5 cm x 17.5 cm x 2.8 cm, maroon Morocco, five raised bands to spine incorporating gilt design , title and author in upper case gilt, beautiful gilt design and double edge lines in gilt which continue to the turnovers, pale yellow endpapers with a shelf reference to fep in pencil also bookplate Chatsworth The Attic Sale 5 – 7 October 2010 Sotheby’s, thirteen steel engravings as called for (all present) together with tissue guards , binder’s label to corner of rep Bound By Westleys & Clark London , Published by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans.
[14] 1 – 280
Scuff marks to top of spine and compartments and bottom of spine, minor marking to front and rear boards, front hinge sound, rear hinge some very minor cracking though hinge is holding very firmly , some minor foxing mainly to engravings and tissue guards. A very good copy.
Dealer Notes
Provenance Chatsworth House
Author
The Countess of Blessington
Date
1844
Binding
Crimson morocco with gilt
Publisher
Longman
Condition
Very good
Pages
[6] 1 - 280pp [2[
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