Description
Early 19th-century volume from The Percy Anecdotes, Original and Select, featuring Vol. IV: George III & Family; Fine Arts. Published in London for J. Cumberland, 19 Ludgate Hill, 1826, this antique volume comes from the 20-volume Percy Anecdotes series issued under the names Sholto and Reuben Percy.
This is a desirable subject volume with strong appeal for collectors of Georgian royal history, British art history, early 19th-century literature, and decorative antique bindings. The book combines anecdotes relating to George III and his family with a Fine Arts section, and includes engraved title/frontispiece material connected to Sir Thomas Lawrence, one of the most important British portrait painters of the Georgian and Regency period.
Bound in period half leather with marbled boards, gilt spine decoration, and red leather spine labels, the book has excellent antique shelf presence. It also includes separate T. Boys title/frontispiece material dated 1820, reflecting the original part-publication history of The Percy Anecdotes.
Highlights:
* Vol. IV of The Percy Anecdotes: George III & Family; Fine Arts
* Published by J. Cumberland, London, 1826
* Decorative half-leather binding with marbled boards
* Gilt spine detail with red leather title labels
* Includes engraved title/frontispiece material
* Sir Thomas Lawrence connection in the Fine Arts section
* Strong appeal for collectors of Georgian royalty, British art history, decorative bindings, and early 19th-century books
* Attractive individual replacement or subject volume from the 20-volume Percy Anecdotes set
Condition: Antique book with expected age wear, including rubbing to the leather and boards, edge and corner wear, scuffing, areas of leather loss along the spine and edges, foxing, toning, and visible age/water staining to some pages. The book remains attractive, displayable, and full of early 19th-century character.
A great addition for collectors of antique books, George III, Georgian history, British art, Sir Thomas Lawrence, decorative leather bindings, and individual volumes from The Percy Anecdotes.
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