Accession number
PML 142135-36
Creator
Gilpin, William, 1724-1804.
Published
London : Printed for R. Blamire, Strand, 1791.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
1st ed.
Landscapes engraved by Alken; animals by S. Gilpin.
Illustrations are aquatints in monotone tint and soft-ground etchings; with accompanying guard sheets.
Pagination: v. 1: [iv], vii, [1], 328, iv, 7, [1] p., [17] leaves of plates; v. 2: [iv], 308, iii, [1], xx p., [15] leaves of plates (3 folded, 1 double).
Signatures (8vo): v. 1: [A]⁶ B-Y⁸ chi²; v. 2: [A]² B-U⁸ X⁴ b⁸ c².
Includes index.
Library's copy lacks half-title in v. 1.
Landscapes engraved by Alken; animals by S. Gilpin.
Illustrations are aquatints in monotone tint and soft-ground etchings; with accompanying guard sheets.
Pagination: v. 1: [iv], vii, [1], 328, iv, 7, [1] p., [17] leaves of plates; v. 2: [iv], 308, iii, [1], xx p., [15] leaves of plates (3 folded, 1 double).
Signatures (8vo): v. 1: [A]⁶ B-Y⁸ chi²; v. 2: [A]² B-U⁸ X⁴ b⁸ c².
Includes index.
Library's copy lacks half-title in v. 1.
Description
2 v. : ill., maps ; 23 cm
Provenance
Unidentified stamped monogram "JN" surmounted by bird; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Contemporary 1/2 red morocco, gold-tooled, marbled boards.
Classification
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