Observations, on several parts of England, particularly the mountains and lakes of Cumberland and Westmorland, . relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1772. By William Gilpin, ...
William Gilpin (1724-1804)
Category
Books
Date
1808
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
59 Rodney Street, Merseyside
NT 3075076
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v., plates . col. ill.. . 8vo.. Vol. 1 imperfect: wanting all after p. 236. Former library shelfmarks on title page of both vols. Labels of the Liverpool Library, Bold Street, on vol. 2 front endpapers. Plates in both vols. mounted on linen.. Provenance: Binder's label on vol. 2 front pastedown: 'P. Gale bookbinder 16, John Street, Liverpool'.. Binding: Vol. 1 wanting binding. Vol. 2 has half-bound calf, with grey paper over boards.
Makers and roles
William Gilpin (1724-1804) Joseph Farington, RA (Leigh, Manchester 1747 - Didsbury, Canada 1821)