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Memories of the Life of John Constable, Esq. R.A., composed chiefly of his letters
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Memories of the Life of John Constable, Esq. R.A., composed chiefly of his letters

Artist David Lucas (British, 1802-1881)
Artist John Constable (British, 1776-1837)
Author Charles Leslie (British, 1794-1859)
Place of OriginLondon
Date1843
Dimensionsbook: 14 3/16 x 10 5/8 in. (360 x 270mm)
MediumPrinted book with original mezzotints, facsimiles of holograph letters
ClassificationBooks
Credit LineTransferred from the Toledo Museum of Art Library, Gift of Florence Scott Libbey
Object number
2001.21
Not on View
DescriptionRare book; wove cream paper sewn gatherings, case bound into brown leather boards, stamped with gold; spine has five cords with title stamped in gold along with decoration and date; red marbled endpapers and gilded edges. Includes 22 original mezzotints and facsimile of holograph letters bound in, extra illustrated with additional portrait mezzotint at front. Pencilled note set in from Libbey? describing volume along with extra copy print of a mezzotint plate. Pencil note on verso of first flyleaf "Jun. 1934." Binder's stamp in gold on verso of front cover, "Zaehnsdorf?" Rare book; wove cream paper sewn gatherings, case bound into brown leather boards, stamped with gold; spine has five cords with title stamped in gold along with decoration and date; red marbled endpapers and gilded edges. Includes 22 original mezzotints and facsimile of holograph letters bound in, extra illustrated with additional portrait mezzotint at front. Pencilled note set in from Libbey? describing volume along with extra copy print of a mezzotint plate. Pencil note on verso of first flyleaf "Jun. 1934." Binder's stamp in gold on verso of front cover, "Zaehnsdorf?"
Published ReferencesLeslie Parris, John Constable & David Lucas (New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, 1993), pp.10-12.

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