Sale: 294 / Rare Books, May 23./24. 2005 Lot 599




599
H. W. Williams
Select views of Greece (London 1829).
Estimate:
€ 250 / $ 268
Sold:
€ 562 / $ 601
(incl. surcharge)
Williams, H. W., Select views in Greece with cassical illustrations. Bd. I (von 2).Mit 34 Stahlstichtafeln nach H. W. Williams. London, Longman u. a. 1829.Ldr. d. Zt. 4to. 37 nn. Bll.
Blackmer Coll. 1811. - Brunet V, 1455. - Erste Ausgabe, in Lieferungen erschienen. Die fein gestochenen Ansichten nach Aquarellen des schottischen Malers Williams (Thieme/B. XXXVI, 25). Darunter Ansichten von Athen, Delphi, Korinth, Arkadien, Mistra, Patras u. a. "Williams, a Scots landscape painter, returned from an extended tour of Greece and Italy in 1818. The impressions gained on this tour gave a particular character to his work, which earned him the soubriquet 'Grecian' Williams." (Blackmer). - Ohne den gest. Titel. Tlw. leicht stockfl. und gebräunt, tlw. mit leichtem Abklatsch der Tafeln. Einbd. beschabt, Deckel gelöst, Rücken entfernt.



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H. W. Williams
Select views of Greece (London 1829).
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€ 250 / $ 268
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€ 562 / $ 601
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