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£30.00Antique Book - The Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott - JMW Turner - Black 1852

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Condition (used): barely fair/fair for age  (see below) - some fairly minor edge/corner wear, marks/grubbiness/discolouration to the cover and in particular the external spine, the frontispiece is present but loose with associated paper separation (internal binding intact), the title page has significant marks/stains and is loose for the top 8cm, leaf 15/16 is present but loose, the end page has a diagonal cut to the corner (see photo), some paper peel and sticker (Bound By John Gray Edinburgh) to top right of the inside back cover, otherwise fairly minor marks commensurate with age and use - the pages are generally fair with moderate tanning throughout and occasional light foxing and grubbiness.

Identifying marks or labels etc:  "Abbotsford A&C Black Edinburgh 1851.... Adam and Charles Black North Bridge MDCCCLII 1885".

Other information: hardback without dust jacket - interesting and rare old book "The Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott , Bart Including The Lay Of The Last Minstrel; Marmion; The Lady Of The Lake; The Vision Of Don Roderick, Rokeby; The Lord Of The Isles; Lyrical Pieces; Miscellaneous Poems and Ballads With A Memoir Of The Author Illustrated By Engravings" a really interesting book with a few very attractive period b/w plates by JMW Turner RA (Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA (baptised 14 May 1775– 19 December 1851) was a British Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist, and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting. Although renowned for his oil paintings, Turner is also one of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting. He is commonly known as "the painter of light" and his work is regarded as a Romantic preface to Impressionism. Some of his works are cited as examples of abstract art prior to its recognition in the early twentieth century) and Henry Le Keux (John Le Keux (1783–1846) an English engraver) - may be of some interest to a collector.

Approximate dimensions:  17.5cm (length), 11cm (width).

Approximate weight:  540g.

Price £30. 

Approximate Condition Descriptors

Poor:  May have many faults, blemishes and defects. Suitable for spares or restoration.
Fair:  May have a few faults, blemishes and defects but generally sound.
Good:   May have a few very minor blemishes.
Very Good: Generally in good condition with only a few very minor signs of wear.
Excellent:  Near mint to mint condition.

 
Antique Book - The Poetical Works Of Sir Walter Scott - JMW Turner - Black 1852 - £30.00