Remarks On Forest Scenery, And Other Woodland Views, (Relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty) Illustrated By The Scenes Of New-Forest In Hampshire

Gilpin, William

Published by R. Blamire, London, 1791

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22 x 14.5. [*4, A-Y8, **2] & [*1, B-U8, X4, b8, c2]. Double page map and 31 tinted aquatints or soft ground etchings. The plates for this work were divided between his brother, Sawrey Gilpin, an eminent painter of animals, and Samuel Alken for the landscape subjects. Gilpin considered trees first as "single objects" and then as elements of a clump or forest in a picturesque landscape. ABBEY SCENERY 149. (second edition only). HENREY Vol.II, p.531. "The work is divided into three `books', two composing the first volume and the third the second volume. RENWICK, pp.100-102, discusses in detail the importance of this book to Jane Austen. Contemporary brown tree calf, marbled endpapers, raised bands spines richly gilt in floral arabesques. Near fine. Three vols. in two. Seller Inventory # 24134

Bibliographic Details

Title: Remarks On Forest Scenery, And Other ...

Publisher: R. Blamire, London

Publication Date: 1791

Binding: leather_bound

Edition: First edition.