Autobiographical Notes of the Life of William Bell Scott
William Bell Scott; W. Minto [ed.]
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1892
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A very smart pair of first editions of this illustrated autobiographical work. A pair of first editions, in original green cloth, with gilt lettering to the spines.Both volumes feature frontispiece portraits of the subject, William Bell Scott, with volume 2 featuring an additional identical duplicated frontispiece.Together, the two volumes contain a total of 15 further monochrome plates, and additional vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Portrait of Christina Rossetti plate in volume I weak.William Bell Scott was a highly influential Scottish painter and printmaker, in addition to writing his own poetry.This biography of Scott was written by Professor William Minto. Bound in original green cloth. Externally, very smart. Hinges starting. Slight rubbing to extremities. Very mild bumping to extremities. Small marks to rear boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very slight spotting to the text block edges. Age toning to frontispiece tissue guards. Strain and small closed tears to vol1 tissue guard - may detach with further handling. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 991W42
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Title: Autobiographical Notes of the Life of ...
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Publication Date: 1892
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
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Autobiographical Notes of the Life of William Bell Scott and Notices of his Artistic and Poetic Circle of Friends 1830 to 1882
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Harper & Brothers, New York, 1892
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Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, Canada
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William Bell Scott & Friends (illustrator). 356;346. Pp. 25 etchings, photogravures, and facsimiles of sketches by William Bell Scott & Friends. Cloth worn both vols, interiors good. Exlib with remnants where library card pockets have been torn out. Inner hinges starting to separate Both vols green cloth , gilt titles to spine. Seller Inventory # 7373
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Autobiographical Notes of the Life of William Bell Scott and Notices of his Artistic and Poetic Circle of Friends, 1830 to 1882
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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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New York: Harper, 1892. 2 vols., 8vo, x, [2], 356; viii, [2], 346 pp. 25 illustrations including 8 etchings, 8 reproductions of sketches, and 5 photogravures. Original blue/green cloth, a very good copy. § First American edition. In addition to a brief mention of Blake in volume one including reference to his illustrations to Blair's The Grave, there is also much on the Pre-Raphaelites and their circle to which Scott belonged. Seller Inventory # 101110