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London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1862, First Limited Edition. First edition, one of 250 copies of the Foolscap Quarto edition (of a total edition of 280). 250 copies of this work were printed on 'foolscap quarto' paper (size according to the Collins English Dictionary is 6 ¾ by 8 ½ inches), with a further 30 copies on tinted 'crown quarto' (size according to the Collins English Dictionary is 7 ½ by 10 inches untrimmed). 9 plates, numerous illustrations (many heraldic), ornamental initials, headlines and other ornaments in red. Original white paper covered boards. Modern bookplate to the front end paper. A very good copy. pp. [ii], 153, [3]. Thomas Willement (1786 1871) was an English stained glass artist, called "the father of Victorian stained glass", active from 1811 to 1865. He was the armorial painter to George IV (reigned 1820 1830) and became, by Royal Patent, "Artist in Stained Glass" to Queen Victoria, making much armorial glass for St George's Chapel, Windsor, and restoring the ancient windows there. In 1851 he was one of the 25 stained glass artists who exhibited at the Crystal Palace Exhibition. In 1846 47, Willement made eight stained-glass windows with heraldic designs for St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton, Gloucestershire. They all feature blue borders and badges in the yellow of the Duke of Beaufort's livery. In 1845 Willement, aged 59, had become wealthy and looked around for a home with a suitable resonance in which to spend his later years. He purchased Davington Priory near Faversham in Kent, a nunnery established in the 12th century and complete with its own church (the buildings had been spared in the Dissolution because by 1527 there were only three elderly nuns remaining). Willement restored and extended the buildings to make a comfortable home, and installed his own heraldic glass with the motto "Thynke and Thanke". Since he owned the church as well, he refurbished it with stained glass and had Taylors of Loughborough install five bells, each cast with the same motto, in the bell tower. Davington Priory has since 1983 been the home of the musician Bob Geldof. Approximately 8 ¾ inches tall to the boards (8 ½ inches to the paper). Provenance; bookplate for John R Lambert to the front of the volume. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition plain with blind stamped lined compartments. Joints good condition gently rubbed. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition gilt title to the front board, minor marks. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, fore and bottom edges lightly tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned, inscribed in ink, bookplate for John R Lambert to the front end paper. Title good condition lightly tanned. Pages good condition lightly tanned throughout. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1862 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1665174585846
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