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GILPIN, William (1724-1804). [Works], London: 1792-1804. 7 works in 9 volumes, 8° (220 x 135mm). Tinted lithographic plates. (Occasional light spotting). 19th-century calf gilt, spines gilt with red morocco lettering-pieces, gilt edges.
A fine set of Gilpin's topographical works, comprising: Observations, relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ... third edition (1792, 2 vols.); Observations on the River Wye ... third edition (1792); An Essay on Prints (1792); Observations relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ... second edition (1792, 2 vols.), Three Essays ... second edition (1794), Observations on the Western Parts of England (1798) and Observation on the Coasts of Hampshire, Sussex, and Kent (1804); together with 5 other topographical works in 12 volumes including Arthur Young A Six Month Tour of the North of England (London, 1770, 4 vols); John Stoddart Remarks on Local Scenery and Manners in Scotland (London, 1801, 2 vols) and William Cobbett Rural Rides (London, 1830, 12°, original boards, uncut, boxed). (21)
A fine set of Gilpin's topographical works, comprising: Observations, relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ... third edition (1792, 2 vols.); Observations on the River Wye ... third edition (1792); An Essay on Prints (1792); Observations relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ... second edition (1792, 2 vols.), Three Essays ... second edition (1794), Observations on the Western Parts of England (1798) and Observation on the Coasts of Hampshire, Sussex, and Kent (1804); together with 5 other topographical works in 12 volumes including Arthur Young A Six Month Tour of the North of England (London, 1770, 4 vols); John Stoddart Remarks on Local Scenery and Manners in Scotland (London, 1801, 2 vols) and William Cobbett Rural Rides (London, 1830, 12°, original boards, uncut, boxed). (21)
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