The Artist's Repository and Drawing Magazine Exhibiting the Principles of the Polite Arts in their Various Branches Vol II: Heads of A Second Set of Lectures on the Polite Arts

FITZGERALD, Francis

Published by C Taylor, Holborn, 1786

About this Item

Scarce. Sold as a collection of plates or reading copy only. Preface : 2pp. Perspective Section : Lecture I 28pp, Observations 9pp, Lecture II 8 pp, Observations 17 pp, Lecture III 16pp, Observations 14pp, Lecture IV 20 pp 9 pullout perspective plate numbered I-IX, 3 plates not numbered, 6 pull out perspective plates numbered X-XVI. Architecture Section: û Lecture I 22pp, Observations 9 pp Lecture II 29 pp, Observations 16 pp 21 plates some numbered, 1 pullout plate, 5 plates not numbered. Landscape Section : 14 pp 11 plates (one of them double) not numbered. Brown leather and marble paper boards. Leather board tips are missing. Boards are very worn but still serviceable. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine label is missing, bumping to ends of spine. Both inner hinges are cracked. Tinted engraved title page, but all endpages prior to this are missing. Rear blank is present, if rather tatty. REP is missing. It is possible that the final section may be incomplete but plates not numbered so difficult to be sure. Most of the plates have edge wear, some are quite creased. Some annotation to the textblock in pencil. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 634g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 015788:1-G3) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 634 G. Seller Inventory # 015788

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Artist's Repository and Drawing Magazine...

Publisher: C Taylor, Holborn

Publication Date: 1786

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor

Book Type: Magazine