Leicester square : its associations and its worthies
by Taylor, Tom (1817-1880)
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London : Bickers and Son, 1874. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Physical description: 1 preliminary leaf, [v]-vi, [2], 495, [1] pages folded frontispiece, plates (some folded) photographs (including portraits), folded plan, 19 cm. Notes: With illustrations. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: List of photographs: 1. Sir Isaac Newton by Vanderbank. 2. William Hogarth. 3. Sir Joshua Reynolds by himself. 4. John Hunter by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 5. Leicester Square with Shakespeare Fountain by James Knowles. 6. Busts in the garden of Hogarth by Durham, Newton by Weekes, John Hunter by Woolner, Reynolds by Marshall. Subjects: Hunter, John 1728-1793; Hunter, John 1728-1793; Hogarth, William 1697-1764 painter and engraver; Newton, Sir Isaac 1642-1727 natural philosopher and mathematician; Reynolds, Sir Joshua 1723-1792 portrait and history painter and art theorist; English Civil Wars (1642-1651); Local history; London Streets and squares Leicester Square.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 395762
- Title
- Leicester square : its associations and its worthies
- Author
- Taylor, Tom (1817-1880)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London : Bickers and Son
- Date Published
- 1874
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