The Great Age of British Watercolours 1750-1880
by WILTON, Andrew & Anne Lyles
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Royal Academy of Arts / Prestel-Verlag, 1993. First Edition. Quarto (30.5cm x 26cm). Beige cloth boards (hardcover) with titling embossed in red on spine; pictorial dustjacket; 340 pp; illus. Near Fine copy; retailer's sticker on front end page, else clean and tight. Near Fine dustwrapper; slight shelf wear to extremities. Illustrated survey of the revolution in British watercolours in the late 18th century and its Victorian aftermath. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Great Age of British Watercolours, 1750-1880" held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London January 15-April 12, 1993 and at the National Gallery of Art, Wahsington, DC May 9-July 25, 1993. 389 illustrations, 332 in colour.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43534
- Title
- The Great Age of British Watercolours 1750-1880
- Author
- WILTON, Andrew & Anne Lyles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Royal Academy of Arts / Prestel-Verlag
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
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