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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne
Louis Fagan
1888
Bernard Quaritch : London
11.5" by 8"
xiii, 104pp
SUMMARY
A scarce catalogue of the engravings of William Faithorne, a seventeenth century British artist.
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
This work compiles descriptions of the engravings of Faithorne.
William Faithorne (1616-1691) was an English artist known for his paintings and engravings. His map of London, engraved in 1658, provides an important source for the citys geography ahead of the Great Fire of London.
From the library of the Marquess of Sligo, a title in the Peerage of Ireland created for John Browne in 1800. Containing a library bookplate of Westport House, the ancestral seat of the Browne family until 2017.
CONDITION
In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some bumping to the tail of the spine and fading to the front board. Ownership stamps and bookplate to the front pastedown. A few pencilled notes on the title page and numbers to each description. Some notes have been tipped in to page 8. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are uncut and bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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