![]() ![]() 181 - 453 have no signs of dampstaining but a few have some faint foxing in the margins. This is a gorgeous book full of illustrations that are both steel and wood engravings throughout by many, many artists of the 19th century. Plates in Volume III, front endpapers and text to about p. The Pavilion having been purchased by the inhabitants in 1840, its gardens are used as a public promenade. 200 has light creasing a few plates have light foxing in the margins only. ![]() An edited form was reprinted in Europe by Cassell & Co. in the mid-1870s based on their phenomenally successful Picturesque America. Plates in Volume II complete, plate facing p. Picturesque Europe was a lavishly illustrated set of books published by D. 1: With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Most Eminent Artists The British Isles English history in English homes. Largely created and crafted in England, it was exported to other countries, which strove to adapt its forms to local conditions. Inspired by painting, it also reflected changing attitudes to nature. Both volumes partially unopened, some pages chipped or with small closed tears to margins. The 'picturesque' or 'natural' garden was the rage in eighteenth-century Europe. A fine flight of steps leads from the east terrace to the new. Red marbled endpapers, reinforced at hinges with cloth tape. PICTURESQUE EUROPE: A DELINEATION BY PEN AND PENCIL, of the Natural Features and the Picturesque and Historic Places of Great Britain and the Continent. beautiful marble statue of the founder, Henry VI. ![]() An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Leather and boards quite worn, chipped/scraped in some spots. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Folio, half black morocco stamped in gilt and blind with raised bands, red marbled paper covered boards. Each volume also weighs around 3.4kg, making this is a substantial set. PICTURESQUE EUROPE: A DELINEATION BY PEN AND PENCIL OF THE NATURAL FEATURES AND THE PICTURESQUE AND HISTORICAL PLACES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE CONTINENT, VOLS. Picturesque Scenery and a Comprehensive General Index, Embracing a List of. Included are finely detailed views of forest scenery, the southern and Cornish coasts of Great Britain, the Derby Dales, English castles, abbeys, and churches, views of Italian lakes, the Alps, the Rhine, Venice, old German towns, and the Alhambra as well as scenes of Athens and Russia.TAYLOR, Bayard PICTURESQUE EUROPE, VOLS. Picturesque Europe: The British Isles - Volume II by Various and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A pictorial treat, this is the companion set to the hugely successful "Picturesque America", likewise printed in a large edition but frequently broken up for the superb illustrations. The Picturesque Garden in Europe by John Dixon Hunt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk. § First bound edition, from the original parts as issued. Appleton & Co., New York - 1875 - Condition: Very Good Plus - a beautiful set. Extremities somewhat worn, internally fine. Original half dark brown morocco, gilt-lettered backstrip, upper covers titles in gilt. With 63 full-page steel engravings and hundreds of in-text wood-engravings. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Natural Features and the Picturesque and Historical Places of Great Britain and the Continent.ġ875. ![]()
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