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Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
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16.5 cm x 23 cm. XIV, 147 pages with illustrations. Original, decorative hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament. Very good and firm condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding slightly worn at edges and upper spine. Includes the following contents:- Early Life and Student Days / Maria Cosway / Berkeley Street and Pall Mall / Magnificence-Dejection-Death / Mrs. Cosway and Her Educational Schemes / The Baroness Cosway in Italy etc. Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 100258AB
Title: Richard Cosway R.A.
Publisher: London, George Bell and Sons.
Publication Date: 1905
Binding: Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Good. Richard Cosway (illustrator). First edition. The first limited edition work looking into the influential art of Richard Cosway, beautifully illustrated with examples of his miniatures throughout. The first limited edition of this work, limited to three-hundred and fifty copies.An in-depth analysis of the life and works of Richard Cosway, and his influence on his wife and pupils.Cosway was the leading portrait painter of the Regency era, best known for his miniatures. During his career he produced portraits of the Duke of Wellington, Madame du Barry, and other prominent figures of society.Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifty-three plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By George C. Williamson. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Internally, most pages are detached but present, as is common with this work due to the gutta percha binding. Pages are bright and clean with just a few odd spots. Good. book. Seller Inventory # 778P40
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