Premier Auction | May 19, 2023
Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 547
Repton on Landscape Gardening, 1803
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Including some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture... by Humphry Repton (1752-1818), London: T. Bensley for J. Taylor, 1803, engraved frontispiece portrait after S. Shelley, including 27 aquatints and engraved plates (12 hand colored and 13 with overslips, one folding), numerous aquatint and engraved plate illustrations in text, bound in full red leather, front and back boards with blindstamped and gilt ruling and floral decoration, black and green morocco spine labels, five raised bands, aeg
Condition
front board detached, frontis page detached, bumped corners, some scuffs and small losses to leather, scattered foxing, light staining, and a few dampstains throughout, most plates with some offsetting
Collection of Constance and Lyons Gray
