A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings. With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes. Four volumes bound in two

Kay, John

Verlag: Hugh Paton 1842, Edinburgh, 1842

Beschreibung

Four volumes bound in two. Second printing. ix, 430; 472, viii, xi pp., Bound by Edinburgh binders Grant & Son in full red morocco with gilt lettered spine, raised bands and all edges gilt. Some scratches and rubbing to the spine and the extremities, with marks to the rear board of the second volume. Owner's heraldic book plate to the marbled front endpapers, contains the mottos and devices of the Duff Gordon family. Occasional minor spotting but generally internally clean. Illustrations complete with 360 full page etchings some folding by John Kay, caricaturist, engraver and miniature painter. Self taught Kay originally started as a barber before becoming a full time caricaturists. His works capture the great and the good of his day from local watchmen and the Irish giant Charles Bryne to notable Edinburgh lawyers and visiting dignitaries. According to the national gallery "His etchings of Adam Smith are, with the medallion by Tassie, the only authentic likeness of him that exist". Binding 25 by16 cm. 4to. Illustrated. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 65223

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Series of Original Portraits and ...

Verlag: Hugh Paton 1842, Edinburgh

Erscheinungsdatum: 1842

Einband: Full Morocco

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: Second Printing.