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UNIQUE BOOK [GOSDEN, THOMAS.] Monumental Drawings of Celebrated Persons. Watercolored title-page, partial table of contents, 46 plates of tombstones
UNIQUE BOOK [GOSDEN, THOMAS.] Monumental Drawings of Celebrated Persons. Watercolored title-page, partial table of contents, 46 plates of tombstones and plaques, and 25 (mostly uncolored) engraved portraits of those celebrated, signed "Gosden" below images. Folio, contemporary handbound 1/4 calf gilt, quite worn, text block coming loose from binding; scattered mild wear, mostly from glue to mounts. London, 1842
- Notes: A charming book attributed to Thomas Gosden based upon a very similar copy at Yale University Library. Gosden is known as a master binder of sporting books. He was also a bookseller, book collector, and publisher. The subjects of the monuments include Shakespeare, Hogarth, Lord Byron, Dr. Johnson, Izaak Walton, among others. should be seen.
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October 24, 2002 12:00 AM EDT
New York, NY, US
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