Gaunt, W. ENGLISH RURAL LIFE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. London The Connoisseur 1925 First edition Original blue pictorial cloth decorated in orange, large quarto, (10 x 12.5 inches), 35pp text + 14 tipped in color plates with tissue guards, several monochrome plates and illustrations. A fine copy, clean and unworn. From the Connoisseur Series of Books for Collectors edited by C. Reginald Grundy. A brief glimpse at the culture and traditions of rural England in the 18th century. Monochrome illustrations are mostly of artifacts of the period, color plates are after paintings by Gainsborough , Rowlandson, et al, and chromos after Westall, Morland, and Ward. Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 464    inquire

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