CLAVIS HOGARTHIANA: or, Illustrations of Hogarth i.e. Hogarth illustrated from passages in authors he never read,and could not understand. The second edition, enlarged and corrected.
PlacePub
London
Publisher
Nichols, Son, and Bentley 2nd edition
Date
1817
Illustrations
Frontispiece portrait of William Hogarth by T. Worlidge and engraved by T. Priscott.
Description
Octavo blindstamped and gilt tan roan (edges worn spine label mostly chipped away). Frontis + Titlepage with Pheonix printer's mark + titlepage to first edition called "Illustrations of Hogarth" 3-72pp. Contents clean crisp and tight. *Hogarth's pictures are described but not shown and this second edition is much expanded and includes bibliographical references and excerpts from authors ranging from Aristotle to Plutarch to Jonson, Dryden and Pope, in both poetry and prose, most in English but many in Latin, some in Greek.
Booknumber
V74023
Price
Price: GBP 17.00 or USD 21.00
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