Author: William Gilpin
Title: Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts of South Wales, &C.
Description: London, A. Straham, 1800. Cloth. A fifth edition of this collection of observation on Southern Wales, from William Gilpin. Fifth edition. Illustrated with sixteen aquatints plates. Collated complete. A commentary on the picturesque beauty of Southern Wales, particularly the scenery of the River Wye, as made by the author in the summer of 1770. This work includes references to the source of the Wye, Chepstow, Ragland Castle, Llandilo, and the road to Bristol. Written by William Gilpin, an English artist, cleric, schoolmaster, and author best known as a travel writer who originated the idea of the picturesque. Bound in quarter cloth with patterned paper covered boards. Externally, worn with rubbing and chipping to the extremities. Light loss to the edges of the boards. The odd mark to the board. Hinges have been sympathetically reinforced with cloth tape. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with light age toning and the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Oberservations River Wye South Wales Gilpin River Wye None
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Title: Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts of South Wales, &C.
Description: London, A. Straham, 1800. Cloth. A fifth edition of this collection of observation on Southern Wales, from William Gilpin. Fifth edition. Illustrated with sixteen aquatints plates. Collated complete. A commentary on the picturesque beauty of Southern Wales, particularly the scenery of the River Wye, as made by the author in the summer of 1770. This work includes references to the source of the Wye, Chepstow, Ragland Castle, Llandilo, and the road to Bristol. Written by William Gilpin, an English artist, cleric, schoolmaster, and author best known as a travel writer who originated the idea of the picturesque. Bound in quarter cloth with patterned paper covered boards. Externally, worn with rubbing and chipping to the extremities. Light loss to the edges of the boards. The odd mark to the board. Hinges have been sympathetically reinforced with cloth tape. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with light age toning and the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Oberservations River Wye South Wales Gilpin River Wye None
Price: GBP 165.00 = appr. US$ 235.62 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 875T64
- Book number: 875T64
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