PILKINGTON, Matthew (1700?-1784). A General Dictionary of Painters. London: by Howlett and Brimmer, [c. 1824]. 2 vols., 4° (275 x 215mm), 100 engraved plates. (Occasional waterstaining and spotting.) Contemporary straight-grained red morocco gilt, gilt edges (spines evenly faded, a few small surface losses, some waterstaining). Provenance: S.E. Widdrington, Newton Hall (armorial bookplate).
A richly illustrated edition, bound in red morocco, of Pilkington's influential work -- the first original treatment of the subject in English. (2)
PILKINGTON, Matthew (1700?-1784). A General Dictionary of Painters. London: by Howlett and Brimmer, [c. 1824]. 2 vols., 4° (275 x 215mm), 100 engraved plates. (Occasional waterstaining and spotting.) Contemporary straight-grained red morocco gilt, gilt edges (spines evenly faded, a few small surface losses, some waterstaining). Provenance: S.E. Widdrington, Newton Hall (armorial bookplate).
A richly illustrated edition, bound in red morocco, of Pilkington's influential work -- the first original treatment of the subject in English. (2)
