Author: William Beattie
Title: Switzerland Illustrated in a Series of Views, Volume I
Description: London, George Virtue, 1836. First edition. Cloth. Volume I from this collection of beautiful engravings created expressly for this work by British artist W.H. Bartlett. A lovely series of engravings by nineteenth-century British artist William Henry Bartlett, created expressly for this work on Switzerland.Written by William Beattie.Volume I only.The first edition of this work. Bartlett's primary concern was to render 'lively impressions of actual sights&apos. Many views contain some ruin or element of the past including many scenes of churches, abbeys, cathedrals and castles, and Nathaniel Parker Willis described Bartlett's talent thus: 'Bartlett could select his point of view so as to bring prominently into his sketch the castle or the cathedral, which history or antiquity had allowed&apos.Beautifully illustrated throughout with fifty seven engraved plates. Collated and complete. In full cloth binding. Externally, some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the extremities. Splitting to the cloth and the head of the joints, and along the entirety of the front joint. Some loss to the binding at the tail of the spine. Internally, front hinge is strained. Remaining binding is firm. Spotting to the first and last few pages, and a few light spots throughout. Good Only . Ill.: W.H. Bartlett. Good Only .
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Title: Switzerland Illustrated in a Series of Views, Volume I
Description: London, George Virtue, 1836. First edition. Cloth. Volume I from this collection of beautiful engravings created expressly for this work by British artist W.H. Bartlett. A lovely series of engravings by nineteenth-century British artist William Henry Bartlett, created expressly for this work on Switzerland.Written by William Beattie.Volume I only.The first edition of this work. Bartlett's primary concern was to render 'lively impressions of actual sights&apos. Many views contain some ruin or element of the past including many scenes of churches, abbeys, cathedrals and castles, and Nathaniel Parker Willis described Bartlett's talent thus: 'Bartlett could select his point of view so as to bring prominently into his sketch the castle or the cathedral, which history or antiquity had allowed&apos.Beautifully illustrated throughout with fifty seven engraved plates. Collated and complete. In full cloth binding. Externally, some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the extremities. Splitting to the cloth and the head of the joints, and along the entirety of the front joint. Some loss to the binding at the tail of the spine. Internally, front hinge is strained. Remaining binding is firm. Spotting to the first and last few pages, and a few light spots throughout. Good Only . Ill.: W.H. Bartlett. Good Only .
Keywords: switzerland travel europe engraving travel beattie W.H. Bartlett
Price: GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 78.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 843J3
- Book number: 843J3
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