From Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 16 April 1999
About this Item
Large 8vo. xix, (1), 308 pp. 17 plates including the frontispiece (with tissue-guard, browned) Publisher's original red buckram, gilt, spine slightly faded and edges rubbed, head and tail of the spine worn. Ex.libris Robert Elson (Whittington, Salop), Walter Blake ("Virtus Sola Nobilitat") and J & U Brass, with bookplates. An about VG copy. Joseph Severn (1793-1879) was an English painter and a Close friend of John Keats. He exhibited portraits, Italian genre, literary and biblical subjects, and a number of his paintings can be seen in major collection including the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Britain. He travelled to Italy with Keats in 1820-21 spending some months living in an apartment at number 26 Piazza di Spagna, in Rome, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps overlooking Bernini's famous Barcaccia fountain. NB: AS THIS IS A HEAVY BOOK AN EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGE WILL APPLY. Seller Inventory # 7700
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOSEPH SEVERN
Publisher: London: Sampson Low Marston
Publication Date: 1892
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Book Type: Book
Store Description
Payments may be made by Mastercard, Visa, Switch, Delta, Amex or Sterling cheque.
Postage will be charged at cost at the cheapest rate unless an alternative is requested.
If you feel unhappy with any item it may be returned within 14 days of receipt.
VAT NUMBER: 110564553
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
Payment Methods
accepted by seller
