Description

Title:
Mrs. Delany and Her Circle
ISBN: No ISBN
Book #: 015104

Author: Laird, Mark; Weisberg-Roberts Alicia
Illustrator:
Publisher: Yale Center for British Art, Sir John Sloane’s Museum in association with Yale University Press
Place: New Haven and London
Year: 2009
Edition: First Edition

Book Cond.: Near Fine Condition
Jacket Cond.: Near Fine
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 11 3/4″ x 9 3/4″
Book Type: n/a
Signed:

Description / Comments:
Size: 11 3/4″ x 9 3/4″. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped black cloth over boards, 283 pages, extensively illustrated. “Mary Delany… embarked upon a series of nearly a thousand botanical collages, or ‘paper mosaicks,’ that would prove to be the crowning achievement of her rich creative life. These delicate hand-cut floral designs, made by a method of Mrs. Delany’s own invention, vie with the finest botanical works of her time.” In an illustrated dust jacket. Quantity Available: 0. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 3 oz. Category: Art & Design; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015104.