compositions tragedies aeschylus works days von john flaxman (3 Ergebnisse)

Large folio 18 1/2 x 13 inches- VERY HANDSOMELY LEATHER BOUND in full period red morocco by BICKERS. Spine with dense gilt tooling in compartments and twin leather lettering labels, boards with thick bands of gilt roll tools and gilt roll tool turn ins, gilt edges and marbled endpapers. Some slight discolouration to the boards. Printed vignette title, list of plates and 148 line engraved plates including engraved sectional titles- 2, 39, 34 for Homer. 34, 36 for Aeschylus and 34 for Hesiod by Blake. Complete. A very clean and handsomely presented copy of this edition. John Flaxman RA (17551826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism.

Leather. Zustand: Good. John Flaxman; Thomas Piroli; Frank Howard; William Blake. (illustrator). First edition. A charming rebound copy of John Flaxman's 'Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus' and 'Compositions from the Works Days and Theogony of Hesiod', both first editions bound together in one volume. 'Compositions from the Works Days and Theogony of Hesiod' is a first edition. 'Tragedies of Aeschylus' is a later edition. 'Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus' was designed by John Flaxman, engraved by Thomas Prioli and Frank Howard, and published by 'Mifs Flaxman, & Mifs Maria Denman' in 1831. Collated, complete with 36 monochromatic plates. 'Compositions from the Works Days and Theogony of Hesiod' was designed by John Flaxman, engraved by William Blake and published by Longman Hurst, Reese, Orme & Brown in 1817. Collated, complete with 37 monochromatic plates. Containing a number of Flaxman's classical compositions, accompanied with excerpts from the various works of Aeschylus and Hesiod in English translation. John Flaxman was an English sculptor, illustrator, designer, and leading artist of the Neoclassical style in Britain and Europe. Flaxwell is best remembered for iconic flat, clean and linear style employed within his book illustrations that contributed much to the spread of Neoclassicism in England. Due to the popularity and vast influence of this style Flaxwell was commissioned by notable names such as Georgiana Hare-Naylor, Thomas Hope and Lady Spencer to design illustrations for the works of a variety of classical authors and poets, including Aeschylus and Hesiod, as seen within this copy. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Externally, generally smart. Rubbed to extremities and head and tail of spine resulting in slight loss to leather. Slight rubbing to joints. Marbled paper to front and rear board rubbed and slightly worn at joint. Small loss to marbled paper, lower extremity, rear board. Small handling mark to front board. Front hinge split, slightly showing chords but very firm. Marbled endpapers. Ink inscription by prior owner to second front free-endpaper. Pencil inscription by prior owner to second front free-endpaper, dated '1963'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with spotting, heavier to the occasional page. Occasional handling mark. Small hole to rear endpaper. Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1805; 4 titles bound in one book (The Iliad of Homer Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman, The Odyssey of Homer Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman, The Theocony Works & Days of Hesiod Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman and Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus designed by John Flaxman); red leather covered boards with gilt titles; raised bands on spine; corners are bumped; wear to covers especially edges; all page edges are gilt; light foxing throughout otherwise interior is clean; the Iliad has 39 plates, The Odyssey has 37 plates and Aeschylus has 36 plates (published in 1831); Oblong Folio 17";