SIR // DAVID WILKIE'S // SKETCHES // IN // TURKEY, SYRIA & EGYPT. // 1840 & 1841. // Drawn on Stone by // JOSEPH NASH // … // PUBLISHED BY MESSRS GRAVES AND WARMSLEY, 6 PALL MALL; // FEBY 1ST 1843// PRINTED BY C HULLMANDEL
London: Graves & Warmsley, c. 1843. Edition: 1843 first Edition. , Binding: Contemporary marbled boards, expertly rebacked with dark green-blue half calf; spine with five (5) raised gilt designed bands, compartments elaborately gilt designed with central motif; gilt title on two. , Notes: Sir David Wilkie was born in Fife, Scotland in 1785; he lived in London from 1805-1825 when he moved to Italy, then Spain in 1828; he passed in 1841 in Malta and was buried near Gibraltar. Nash was a British lithographer who lived from 1808- 1878. , Size: folio (360x480mm), Illustration: Illustrated title depicting the king of Egypt, signed Mehemet Ali, and Davis Wilkie, 1841; and twenty five finely hand-coloured (25) plates; of these, plate entitled: “THE DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL WALKER” is provided from a different series. , References: Abbey 379, British Library; GL; Blacker 1796; Atabey 1334; Weber 1144; Hilmy II, 329; Bobins 171., Pages: Illustrated title, bl., dedication, table of contents, 25 plates., Category: Book Asia Middle East General; Book Plate Books Colour;. A near fine copy with plates clean and crisp. Item #B5690
Edition: 1843 first Edition. , Binding: Contemporary marbled boards, expertly rebacked with dark green-blue half calf; spine with five (5) raised gilt designed bands, compartments elaborately gilt designed with central motif; gilt title on two. , Notes: Sir David Wilkie was born in Fife, Scotland in 1785; he lived in London from 1805-1825 when he moved to Italy, then Spain in 1828; he passed in 1841 in Malta and was buried near Gibraltar. Nash was a British lithographer who lived from 1808- 1878. , Size: folio (360x480mm), Illustration: Illustrated title depicting the king of Egypt, signed Mehemet Ali, and Davis Wilkie, 1841; and twenty five finely hand-coloured (25) plates; of these, plate entitled: “THE DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL WALKER” is provided from a different series. , References: Abbey 379, British Library; GL; Blacker 1796; Atabey 1334; Weber 1144; Hilmy II, 329; Bobins 171., Pages: Illustrated title, bl., dedication, table of contents, 25 plates., Category: Book Asia Middle East General; Book Plate Books Colour;.
Price: $15,000.00