ID 479279
Lot 172 | INCE, William (1737-1804) and John MAYHEW (1736-1811) The Un...
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
An important and influential work, directly competing with Chippendale's Cabinet-Maker's Directory. This is probably the third issue complete with the last 6 unnumbered plates not found in all copies, although no clear priority has been established. Berlin Kat. 1229.
Folio (451 x 286mm). Engraved titles in French (in sepia) and English (in black); engraved dedication to George Spencer, Duke of Marlborough in the uncancelled state; 101 plates by M. Darly on 95 sheets, not numbered consecutively, plates I and III printed in sepia (some light spotting). Contemporary calf (rebacked and recornered).
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Books |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Books |
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