Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, Architectue, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazines, Navy and Army, Panoramas, etc from the library of J.R. Abbey - a bibliographical catalogue
by Abbey, J. R
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Published by Alan Wofsy Fine Art, San Francisco, 1991, reprint of the 1953 edition with a new frontispiece. Maroon, pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under cream dustwrapper with red and black lettering and red and black decorative borders. 12.5ins x 9.5ins, xxi, (i), 428pp plus 32pp plates. Also a coloured aquatint frontis and 50 figures with the text. Seperate indices for artists/engravers, authors, printers/publishers/ booksellers and titles. Book Fine, dw Very Good
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- Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, Architectue, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazines, Navy and Army, Panoramas, etc from the library of J.R. Abbey - a bibliographical catalogue
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- Abbey, J. R
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