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Published by Seeley and Co
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.
Published by Carpenter, London, 1842
Hardcover. Condition: Good. iv, 279 p. plus 2 p. of ads. 30 cm. Engraved title page. 11 plates. Fifteen Discourses with notes by Burnet. Blind impressing on covers. Some soiling to covers, front hinge weak, some pages a bit loose. e loose. Plates a bit darkened around the edges. Light foxing on two of them. Thumbing to some page margins.
Published by James Carpenter, London, 1842
Seller: Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc., Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Front and back hinges starting to crack. Covers hearvily scuffed with stains on back cover. Binding is tight. Foxing on first 8 pages. Nicks to top of sunned spine edge. 279pp.
Published by James Carpenter, London, 1842
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First edition. 279 pages. 4to, eleven full-page plates plus title in sepia and black and white. Fifteen discourses in total. On July 13, 1789 Reynolds' eyesight suddenly failed, and from that time on he practically ceased painting, but continued his interest in the Royal Academy. In December of 1789 he delivered his fifteenth and last discourse at the Royal Academy [see: BRYAN'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS, Vol.IV, p219]. Toning to plates, generally confined to margins. Text mainly fresh and clean save for first few and least leaves. Backstrip chipped head and foot. Later 19th century navy cloth decorated in blind. Very good.