Lot #1178 - Books By William Gilpin (2)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1178
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Lot Description:Books By William Gilpin (2)
GILPIN, William. Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, &c. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; Made in the Summer of the Year 1770. London, R.Blamire, 1782. First edition. 15 oval aquatint plates printed in sepia, (4),xii, 99pp., marbled endpapers, 8vo., contemporary tree calf with extremities rubbed and worn, neatly rebacked, with red title label. Most of the pages facing the plates have some light offsetting, otherwise very clean.William Gilpin (1724-1804), a leader of the 18th century cult of the Picturesque. This is the first of his books describing his travels around the British Isles in search of and defining the picturesque; GILPIN, William. Observations on Several Parts of Great Britain, Particularly the High-Lands of Scotland, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776. London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. Third Edition. Two volumes.Vol.1: 19 oval plates printed in sepia, 3 coloured maps, 2 diagram plates, xxviii, 221pp.ad -
Estimate:A$150 - 200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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