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Remarks on forest scenery, and other woodland views, (relative chiefly to picturesque beauty) : illustrated by the scenes of New-Forest in Hampshire, in three books ... / by William Gilpin ...
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1791 Gilpin
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilpin, William, 1724-1804.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New Forest pony.
- Forests and forestry.
- Trees.
- Landscapes.
- Picturesque, The.
- New Forest (England : District).
- Physical Description:
- 2 v. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Binder's title: Gilpin's forest scenery
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for R. Blamire, Strand, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Notes:
- 1st ed.
- Landscapes engraved by Alken; animals by S. Gilpin. "Of these drawings all the landscape-part ... was executed by Mr. Alkin" [i.e. Alken] : from "A catalogue of the prints" (p. 2 at end).
- Illustrations are aquatints in monotone tint and soft-ground etchings.
- Pagination: v. 1: [2], [i]-vii, [1]-328, iv, 7 p., [17] leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 308, iii, [1], xx p., [15] leaves of plates (1 folded).
- Signatures: v. 1: [A]¡ B-Y€ chi℗; v. 2: [A]℗ B-U€ X♯ b€ c℗.
- Binding: In contemporary green straight-grain morocco bound by C. Kalthoeber, gilt fillet, gilt inner border with corner fleurons; spine gilt with gilt direct lettering, marbled endpapers, gilt edges.
- Renwick, pp. 100-102, discusses in detail the importance of this book to Jane Austen.
- Cited in:
- Abbey, J.R. Scenery, 149 (2nd ed.)
- Henrey, B. Brit. botanical lit., 749
- ESTC (RLIN) T98991
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