Author: Mrs. Bray
Title: Life of Thomas Stothard, R.A. With Personal Reminiscences
Description: London, John Murray, 1851. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition of the beautifully illustrated biography of artist Thomas Stothard. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and decoration. With the bookplate for S. F. Widdrington to the front pastedown. Thomas Stothard, 1755 - 1834, was an English painter and engraver. Anna Eliza Bray, 1790 - 1883, was an English novelist and writer, first married to Charles Alfred Stothard, son of Thomas Stothard. "Bray's career was varied, her output consisting of twelve historical novels and twelve works of non-fiction, issuing from some of London's best publishing houses, including John Murray, Longmans, Bentley, and Chapman and Hall. As a novelist she aimed to create "living history" in her narratives, and she was careful to construct each novel's period and setting with sufficient accuracy." (DNB) Shallcross Fitzherbert Jacson was the nephew of Samuel Edward Widdrington, 1787Â1856, the writer on Spain. He inherited his estates and name. In a half binding, with gilt decoration. Externally, smart. Minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, to the joints and to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss to the leather. The front hinge is strained, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: Leather Illustrated First Edition Bookplate Illustrated Shallcross Fitzherbert Jacson None
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Title: Life of Thomas Stothard, R.A. With Personal Reminiscences
Description: London, John Murray, 1851. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition of the beautifully illustrated biography of artist Thomas Stothard. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and decoration. With the bookplate for S. F. Widdrington to the front pastedown. Thomas Stothard, 1755 - 1834, was an English painter and engraver. Anna Eliza Bray, 1790 - 1883, was an English novelist and writer, first married to Charles Alfred Stothard, son of Thomas Stothard. "Bray's career was varied, her output consisting of twelve historical novels and twelve works of non-fiction, issuing from some of London's best publishing houses, including John Murray, Longmans, Bentley, and Chapman and Hall. As a novelist she aimed to create "living history" in her narratives, and she was careful to construct each novel's period and setting with sufficient accuracy." (DNB) Shallcross Fitzherbert Jacson was the nephew of Samuel Edward Widdrington, 1787Â1856, the writer on Spain. He inherited his estates and name. In a half binding, with gilt decoration. Externally, smart. Minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, to the joints and to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss to the leather. The front hinge is strained, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: Leather Illustrated First Edition Bookplate Illustrated Shallcross Fitzherbert Jacson None
Price: GBP 200.00 = appr. US$ 285.60 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: LTH27-G-1
- Book number: LTH27-G-1
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