London: Printed by and for W. Farror, sold by Messrs. Nichols, 25 Parliament Street and Messrs. Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1826. Half-Calf. Beautifully bound Third Edition (first published 1818) of this popularization of Gilpin's first picturesque tour, introducing the picturesque to a whole new readership. Foolscap 8vo (170 x 99mm)..... more
London: printed for R. Blamire, in the Strand, M.DCC.XCII [1792]. Early Reprint. Quarter-Morocco. Fourth Edition (so stated) of the first standard guide on print collecting in England, including detailed commentary on Hogarth's Rake's Progress. 8vo: xiii,[3],174,xi,[1]pp. Contemporary quarter black morocco over marbled boards, flat spine in six compartments between gilt..... more
London: printed for J. Robson, Bookseller to the Princess Dowager of Wales, at the Feathers, in New Bond Street, MDCCLXVIII [1768]. First Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. First Edition of the first standard guide on print collecting in England, including detailed commentary on Hogarth's Rake's Progress. Crown 8vo (171 x 102mm): [2],iv,4,[2],249,[13]pp..... more
London: printed for R. Blamire, in the Strand [from 1782], M.DCC.XCII. [1792]. Early Reprint. Quarter-Bound Calf. Third Edition (first published 1782) of this picturesque tour, creating an entirely new class of travel. Demy 8vo (214 x 133mm): xvi,152,[2]pp, including final advertisement leaf and 17 full-page oval aquatints (without titles, numbers..... more
London: printed for R. Blamire, Strand, M.DCC.LXXXVI [1786]. Full Calf. First Edition of one of the earliest guides to the Lake district, complete in two volumes. 8vo: [4],xxxi,[1],xvi,230; [4],268,xivpp, with 30 sepia acquaints and soft-ground etched plates, including 3 maps with watercolor wash, by Joseph Farington. Full cat's-paw calf, boards..... more
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London: printed for R. Blamire, Strand, M.DCC.XCII [1792]. Second Edition. Full Calf. Second Edition (first published in 1789) of this title from Gilpin's series applying his principles of picturesque beauty to the exploration of various British landscapes, in this case to the scenery of the Scottish highlands. Complete in two..... more