Stanfield's Coast Scenery A Series of Views in the British Channel, from original drawings taken expressly for the work.

Stanfield, Clarkson

Published by London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co. Cornhill, booksellers to their majesties. 1836., 1836

About this Item

A beautiful leather volume, ornately bound with embossed boards and gilt decorations on the covers, spine, and inside the boards. Bright gilt fore-edge. Binding is original. 40 engraved plates of coastal scenes, including the engraved title page and frontispiece. All of the plates have their original tissue guards present. 128 pages. A handsome volume. Hinges are torn at both covers, top and bottom with the center section creased but still holding together. The corners of the boards are bumped and the leather is rubbed there and along the edges. With some other minor rubbing on the boards, as well. Gilt is still bright. Binding is good and sturdy; though the binding is split at several points, the stitches are still strong. With yellow endpapers, discolored around the edges with some chipping at the corners. Several other pages, especially at the beginning and end of the book, have chips and small tears on the edges as well. The gutters of both endpapers are torn. Foxing throughout, including on the plates, and there is light toning due to the age of the volume. The names of contemporary owners are written in ink on the front free endpaper. There is also an older inscription on the following page: U.H.S. to Miss Margaret A. Mason, Sept. 20th 1841. Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867) was a prominent English marine painter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1820 to his death, with few interruptions. He was also a founding member of the Society of British Artists.

Seller Inventory # Fred-W314

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stanfield's Coast Scenery A Series of Views in the British Channel, from original drawings taken expressly for the work.
• Publisher: London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co. Cornhill, booksellers to their majesties. 1836.
• Publication Date: 1836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good