Author: James Dallaway
Title: Anecdotes of the Arts in England; or, Comparative Remarks on Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting, Chiefly Illustrated by Specimens at Oxford.
Description: London, T Cadell and W Davies , 1800. First edition. Leather. A critical and informative work on sculpture, architecture and painting in England, mostly Oxford. With an engraved title page. The first octavo edition of this work. Written by the English antiquary and topographer, James Dallaway. Split into sections for 'Architecture', 'Sculpture' and 'Painting', this work describes numerous. With the bookplate of Worcester Library to the front pastedown. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and paper covered boards. Light rubbing to the spine. Evidence of repair to the spine label, which has a few small chips. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Worcester Library. Shelf inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'D 49.' Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Just the odd spot to pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: James Dallaway Architecture Sculpture Painting Architecture Not Stated


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