2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait, some foxing, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, joints split, 1828 § Barry (James) An Inquiry into the...Obstructions to the Acquisition of the Arts in England, first edition, T.Becket, 1775 § Walpole (Horace, editor) A Catalogue of Engravers...in England..., second edition, foxed, J.Dodsley, 1786 § Dallaway (James) Anecdotes of the Arts in England..., additional engraved vignette title, 1800 § Hoare (Prince) Epochs of the Arts..., half-title, 1813, some foxing, all but the first contemporary calf, the fourth rebacked preserving old spine, all rubbed or worn, the third with covers detached, 8vo (6) *** The first is a fascinating comment on the artists and writers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century in London. Of particular interest is the account of William Blake one of the earliest of its kind, and the listing of his books and prints in the collection of Richard Thomson. It was apparently Evelyn Waugh's favourite book.
2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait, some foxing, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, joints split, 1828 § Barry (James) An Inquiry into the...Obstructions to the Acquisition of the Arts in England, first edition, T.Becket, 1775 § Walpole (Horace, editor) A Catalogue of Engravers...in England..., second edition, foxed, J.Dodsley, 1786 § Dallaway (James) Anecdotes of the Arts in England..., additional engraved vignette title, 1800 § Hoare (Prince) Epochs of the Arts..., half-title, 1813, some foxing, all but the first contemporary calf, the fourth rebacked preserving old spine, all rubbed or worn, the third with covers detached, 8vo (6) *** The first is a fascinating comment on the artists and writers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century in London. Of particular interest is the account of William Blake one of the earliest of its kind, and the listing of his books and prints in the collection of Richard Thomson. It was apparently Evelyn Waugh's favourite book.
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