Specimens of Ancient Wood-Work. Etched from Drawings by William Twopeny.
Rare and modern books
Twopeny (William)
London: [Privately] Printed by Bradbury and Evans, 1859.,
Specimens of Ancient Wood-Work. Etched from Drawings by William Twopeny.
Rare and modern books
Twopeny (William)
London: [Privately] Printed by Bradbury and Evans, 1859.,
306.26 €
(Grantham,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Author
- Twopeny (William)
- Publishers
- London: [Privately] Printed by Bradbury and Evans, 1859.
- Keyword
- ARCHITECTURE APPLIED ARTS PRIVATELY PRINTED WOODWORK
Description
First edition, large folio (565 x 385 mm), [6]pp., followed by 13 etched plates on india paper and mounted, with a leaf of descriptive letterpress to each specimen, some light foxing and browning, orig. cloth-backed boards, spine faded. A scarce work printed for private distribution among his friends by William Twopeny (1797-1873), painter, architectural draughtsman, illustrator and collector. Provenance: Signed presentation copy from the author to Nathaniel Hibbert inscribed on front free endpaper.
