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HOGARTH, William. The Analysis of Beauty. Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating Ideas of Taste, London: J. Reeves, 1753. 4°, 2 folding engraved plates (spotted, plates repaired on verso, some mainly marginal staining and spotting), contemporary calf-backed boards (rather worn), signature of James Hillman dated 2nd May 1797 on front and rear pastedowns. FIRST EDITION. Brunet III, 250: "Edition originale..."; Lowndes III, 1082.
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