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The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons
Ellis Waterhouse
1891
Antique Collector's Club : Suffolk
11" by 8.5"
443pp
SUMMARY
A relatively scarce edition in unclipped dustwrapper of 'The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons' by Ellis Waterhouse.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
Illustrated with twelve colour plates and numerous black and white plates throughout.
First edition.
Sir Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse (1905-1985) was an English art historian who specialised in Roman baroque and English painting. He was Director of the National Galleries of Scotland (1949-52) and held the Barber chair at Birmingham University until his official retirement in 1970.
CONDITION
In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in a lovely condition with only minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart but with slight edgewear. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean throughout with only the odd slight mark.
Overall Condition: Fine Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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