Hon john byng (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Abridged edition. Illustrated. Lacking the dust jacket, a tanned spine plus minor wear thus near fine.

Drawn by Stuff. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

hardback, 8vo, 53pp, illustrated, light foxing on edges and endpapers, otherwise clean and sound, grey cloth gilt, boards stained, Good condition in Fair dustwrapper, wrapper edges frayed, torn with loss on rear panel, owner's inscription on front panel.

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. Spotting to end papers. DJ with some edge wear, toning and tears.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. One leaf from vol. 1 is detached but present. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,3250grams, ISBN.…

lii, 382pp (vol 1); x, 420pp (vol 2); xii, 326pp (vol 3); xiv, 274pp (vol 4). 22x15, uniform grey cloth with glt lettering, dw for volume 4, remnants of dw for volume 3. Endpapers on some volumes splitting, frontispiece plate loosening in volume 1, vol 4 dw chipped with aging tape repair, owner's name in ink on fep, contents generally very good thus. Byng's diaries of his travels on horseback in late 18th century England remain one of the best studies of both the architecture and topography of the time, and in particular its society. Despite having aristocratic relatives living in some of the grandest houses in the country Byng preferred to stay in inns and hostels with his servant. His views on architecture - gothic good, red brick bad - and society - he was particularly appalled by fashionable Brighton with its "harpy set of painted harlots" - are precursors to 19th century debates about taste. His aim was to show that England was just as worthy of a 'Grand Tour' as the increasingly fashionable destinations in Italy; the enduring influence of his diaries shows how successful he was.…