Lot n° 76
Estimation :
500 - 1000
EUR
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Result
: 450EUR
Binding signed Libermann-Switzerland-BARTLETT-BEATTIE (Willi - Lot 76
Binding signed Libermann-Switzerland-BARTLETT-BEATTIE (William). Picturesque Switzerland, decorated with views drawn especially for this book by W.H. Bartlett. Accompanied by a text by William Beattie. Translated from English by L. de Bauclas. London, George Virtue, 1835, 2 vols. 4°, title-frontispiece in English, VI (including the title)-[2]-192 p., 57 engravings h.t., snakes and title-frontispiece in English, [4 (including the title)]-136 p., 49 engravings h.t., vignette with two serpents frontispiece titles, full night-blue Russian leather, spine ribbed, gilt titles and tomaisons, gilt fillets on the spine, two gilt fillets on the ribs, flats with three gilt fillets, gilt fillets on the cups, gilt roulette of the inner frame, moire endpapers (binding signed Liberman, bookbinder of Alsatian origin living in Paris, active from 1832 to 1849). Small rubbing at the head of the spine of the 2d vol, paper sometimes very lightly browned, as usual, some browning. Bookplates by R. Moriceau. Superb copy in a strictly period binding of this book illustrated by Bartlett whose works are mostly known for their geographical accuracy; almost all his sketches have a legend that situates them geographically. In this sense, they provide a precious testimony to the perception of 19th century North American landscapes. However, Bartlett's tendency to exaggeration and picturesqueness does not make his engravings accurate historical representations. The large number of drawings depicting nature, rivers or mountains attest to the romantic taste of the public and artists in the early 19th century. His apprenticeship with an architect enabled him to capture a large number of details when representing buildings or more urban landscapes. This other part of his work bears witness to the lifestyles of this period, particularly the technical progress made in the field of steam for example. His work is also marked by great productivity and a diversity of artistic media. He engraves on steel as
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