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The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics

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Sale 333: Fine & Rare Books & Manuscripts (#333) 06/08/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 06/08/2006 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #2 The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$343.75

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Title:

The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics

Author:

Ackermann, Rudolph

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

R. Ackermann

Date Published:

1814-1822

Description:

3 volumes. - 1st Series Vol. XII (July-Dec., 1814); 2nd Series Vol. VII (Jan.-June, 1819); 2nd Series Vol. XIV (July-Dec., 1822). Illustrated with 37 hand-colored aquatint plates, 3 of them folding; 44 other engraved plates, mostly of fashions, most hand-colored; plate containing 4 cloth samples; plate with 4 samples of metallic paper (chipped off); a few other plates. 9¼x5¾, 1st in later boards, others in 19th cent. half calf.

Nice assemblage of hand-colored aquatints of scenery and fashion plates. Tooley 8.

Condition:

Third with spine torn, other cover wear; lacking nearly all of the cloth pattern plates and about four others, large hole in p.13 of second, some internal aging and wear, sold as is, most plates quite nice.

Item#:

169695
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