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, xxi, 428 pages including index at rear, with colour frontispiece and 32 collotype plates, 50 text illustrations

Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Rear pastedown slightly offset. A cleant, tight, square and unmarked copy. xxi, 427pp., illustrations, indexes. 633 detailed citations. Dust jacket, very slightly rubbed, with several tiny edge tears, offered in a new mylar cover.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Folkestone & London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 9.5". Not Stated. A profusely illustrated bibliographical catalogue of illustrations of life in England between 1770-1860, through aquatint and lithography. A 1972 reprint of the 1953 edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with thirty-two collotype plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.A comprehensive bibliographical catalogue of books published in England between 1770 and 1860, illustrated with aquatints and lithographs, from the library of J. R. Abbey. This catalogue was created to give an insight into life in England in this period, through the publications catalogued.Major John Roland Abbey (1894-1969) was an English book collector, who wrote several books himself, including this one and Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860, from the Library of J. R. Abbey. In the… Read More

Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Architecture, Drawing books, art collections, magazines, Navy and Army, panoramas, etc, from the library of J.R. Abbey. A bibliographical catalogue.

Folkestone : Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1991. Reprint of the 1953 edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxi, 427 pages : illustrations (1 color) ; 33 cm. Subjects; Abbey, J. R. Library ; Catalogs. 18th-19th centuries. Architecture in art. Private libraries.

San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean. Quarto, Red Pebbled Boards With Gilt Color Lettering At Spine Under Jacket. 1956 B & W Collotype Plates, Text Figures Quarto, Red Pebbled Boards With Gilt Color Lettering At Spine Under Jacket, 1991, PP.xxi,427, Architecture Drawing Books Art Collections, Magazines, Navy And Army Panoramas Etc. G15b18

Folkestone:: Dawsons of Pall Mall,. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 071290560X . First edition thus. Bumped corners, else near fine in a very good (age toning, rubbing) dust jacket. ; 428 pages .

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

Folkestone and London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12.5" by 9.5". None. A smart copy of this record of illustration of life in England, taken from the collection of J. R. Abbey. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates, including a coloured frontispiece. Reprinted from the 1953 edition. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart, with just some marks. Dustwrapper is smart, with only a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Page are bright and clean. Near Fine

Folkestone : Dawsons, 1972. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Library copy with remaining marks. Physical description; xxi,428p : ill(incl 1 col), facsims ; 32cm. Notes; Originally published, London: Curwen Press, 1953. Includes index. Subjects; Abbey, J. R. (John Roland) 1896-1969 Art collections ; Catalogs. 1700-1899. Aquatint ; Bibliography ; Catalogs. Illustrated books Private collections Great Britain ; Catalogs. Lithography ; Bibliography ; Catalogs. Prints, British 18th century ; Bibliography ; Catalogs. Prints, British 19th century ; Bibliography ; Catalogs. Views Catalogs. Great Britain History 18th century Pictorial works. Great Britain History 19th century Pictorial works. Books with British imprints: Books illustrated with lithographs and aquatints.

San Francisco, Calif: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991.. 512 pp., illus. color frontispiece. Reprint of the 1953 edition. Cloth in dust jacket, as new.

San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. As new in maroon calf cloth, gilt spine titles. VG DJ, black ink titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [4], (v-xxi), [1], [2], 3-427 pp, [1], 633 entries, 83 plates & illustrations. (311*232 mm). An essential color plate book reference.

London: privately printed at the Curwen Press, 1953. First edition (hardback), limited to 400 copies (this copy number 355). 4to, xxi, 428pp. Frontispiece, 32 collotype plates, 50 text figures. Original grey cloth, red title label to the spine with gilt titling, top edge gilt. The book is in very good condition. The original dustwrapper is present, but is only in fair condition (rubbed, creased and repaired, extremities frayed).

London: Privately Printed at the Curwen Press, 1953. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 9.5". Not Stated. A smart limited edition of this brightly illustrated bibliographical catalogue of artwork exploring life in England. Limited to five hundred copies of which this is number seventy-one. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-two collotype plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A vast bibliographical catalogue of artwork exploring life in England, with chapters on art collections, decorative printing, illustrations of the classics, the navy, the army, sports and pastimes, railways, costume, stage, panoramas, and much more. From the library of Major John Roland Abbey, an English book collector and high sheriff. Images for this work were produced with the use of printmaking techniques aquatint, for tonal effects, and lithography. In the original full grey cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to… Read More

Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 Volumes, All 4 books are very nice condition with nice dust jackets apart from volume II of travel. Volume II dust jacket ripped

1953. ABBEY, J. R. Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1779-1860: Architecture, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazine, Navy and Army, Panoramas, etc., from the Library of J.R. Abbey. A Bibliographical Catalogue. Original cloth, red morocco spine label, T.e.g. London: Privately Printed at the Curwen Press, 1953. 4to. First edition. One of 400 numbered copies. The great reference work on the subject. Near fine.

London:: Privately Printed at the Curwen Press,, 1953.. First edition; No. 307 of 400 copies.. publisher's gray cloth with gilt leather spine label, in dust jacket.. Front corners a little bumped; otherwise a fine copy in a dust-soiled jacket with internal tape repairs at the center of the spine, and overall light use. . Folio,. Illustrated from collotype plates; frontispiece in color.

Folkestone & London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Three works, in four volumes, complete. Brown hard covers in dust jackets. Collotype plates and in-text illustrations. Light rubbing to red spine title block of each volume. Slight soiling to top edges. Moderate handling wear to jackets, now protected in removable archival mylar sleeves. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Indexes and List of Books referred to in the text. A sound and handsome set, very neat. ISBNs 071290557X, 0712905588, 071290560X, and 0712905596. No additional shipping will be requested is destination within Canada & the United States..

London: Privately Printed at the Curwen Press, 1953.. xxi,427,[1]pp. Colored frontispiece plus thirty-two fine collotype plates. Large quarto. Original buckram, t.e.g. Very good. In worn dust jacket. Number 80 from an edition limited to 400 copies. The most comprehensive work in its field, carefully describing over 600 books, panoramas, periodicals, and the like, depicting British life in aquatint and lithography. Beautifully illustrated.

London: Privately Printed By the Curwen Press, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine. Four volumes, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, a complete set. Polished grey-brown cloth with morocco spine labels gilt, DWs, large, thick 4to., xx, 399; xxi, 428; xiii, 300; xiii, 301-675 pages. Illustrated with 105 collotype plates (two in color) and numerous illustrations in the text. All tissue guards are present. There are 1,898 entries in all in this comprehensive work, with extensive and careful bibliographical descriptions. The standard work on the subject, in its original, superior state. Limited to 500 numbered copies for the first, and 400 numbered copies for the following three volumes (Vol. two is out of series). Designed by Oliver Simon and nicely printed at the Curwen Press. A fine, unmarked set in near fine printed DWs, showing only a hint of occasional dust soiling, now in archival mylar. Additional shipping cost may be requested.