thomson james robert heron (3 risultati)

A new edition. 4°. 24 x 20 cm. 6, LII, 250, 39 Seiten. Gestochenes Titelblatt, Frontispiz und 7 Tafeln. Lederband der Zeit mit Rücken- und Kantenvergoldung, goldgeprägtem, rotem Lederrückenschild und blauem Sprengschnitt. Erste Ausgabe. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit gestochenem Titelblatt durch Kirkwood, gestochenem Frontispiz mit Thomsons Portrait durch David Blackmore Pyet und 7 weiteren gestochenen Tafeln nach Charles Catton d.J. und Richard Corbold [auch Corbould] durch Francis Chesham und J. Fraser. Einband berieben und am Rücken etwas rissig, Ecken bestoßen, mit vierzeiliger Widmung von alter Hand in Tinte auf fliegendem Blatt, 6 Tafeln im Kopfsteg etwas knapp beschnitten (in einem Fall mit minimaler Bildrandberührung), eine Lage gelockert, Papier an einigen Stellen gering stockfleckig (zum Teil Schatten durch zwischen den Seiten gepresste Pflanzen), die ersten und letzten Blatt sowie die das gestochene Titelblatt, das Frontispiz und die erste Tafel in den Stegen etwas leimschattig bzw. wasserrandig (etwas Bildberührung bei den Tafeln, Textseiten dort leicht wellig), ansonsten gutes Exemplar. Leather binding of the times with gilt spine and cover edges and gilt embossed, red leather spine label. First edition. English language edition. With engraved title page by Kirkwood, engraved frontispice showing Thomson by David Blackmore Pyet as well as 7 other engravings on plates after Charles Catton the Younger and Richard Corbold [also Corbould] by Francis Chesham and J. Fraser. Binding rubbed and spine fissured, corners bumped, four-lined old ink inscription on flyleaf, 6 plates on one side a bit narrowly trimmed (one image minimally affected), margins of first and last pages, engraved title page, frontispiece and first plate a bit bookbinders glue stained resp. with tidemark (images resp. text a little affected and pages lightly wavy), otherwise fine copy.

Leather. Condizione: G/No Dustjacket. Copper Plate Engravings (illustratore). Perth: R. Morison Junior. G/No Dustjacket. 1793. Leather. All edges guilt, t8 plates plus engraved title page, issue guards present. . Sm 4to., 250, 39 pages., Cover lightly rubbed, title label faint. Minor foxing .

Leather. Condizione: Good. Not Stated (illustratore). A lovely edition of James Thomson's immensely influential poem that discusses the seasons, a beautiful poem, illustrated with seven detailed plates. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and seven plates. Collated, complete. Register runs as [3], a-f4, g2, A-Gg4, Hh5, A-K2. ESTC citation number T102386. With a life of the author, and a critical essay on the poem, written by Robert Heron. 'The Seasons' is James Thomson's best known poem. The work is a series of four poems, each focussing on one season of the year. 'The Seasons' is a long blank verse poem, and reflects on the landscape of the countryside. For the poem, Thomson borrowed Milton's Latin influence vocabulary and inverted word order. This was an immensely popular and influential work when it was published, inspiring the likes of Thomas Gainsborough and J. M. W. Turner. The work wasn't just influential in the literary world, but also in the legal world; there were disputes over the publishing rights for the poem, and it led to two important legal decisions, Millar v. Taylor and Donaldson v. Beckett, both landmarks in the history of copywritings. Bookplate to the front pastedown, 'Michael Jaffe'. Jaffe was a British art historian and curator, and was the director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge from 1973 to 1990. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of leaf A1, 'Eleonora Dalrymple'. Eleonora was the daughter of Brig-Gen Thomas Fiaschi, and married Ernest William Dalrymple Tennant in 1912. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Some loss to the front board. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with only a couple of light marks and spots. Loss to the margin of leaf g1, not affecting text, and a small amount of loss to the following leaf, again not affecting text. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the leaf A1, 'Eleonora Dalrymple'. Good. book.