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Title: Beauties of Claude Lorraine
Description: London, W. B. Cooke, 1825. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this beautiful work looking into the landscape art of the French Baroque artist Claude Lorrain. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. An interesting collection of plates by the noted French painter and etcher Claude Lorrain. Lorrain was active during the Baroque era, and the Dutch Golden Age of painting, though he set himself apart from his contemporaries by concentrating on landscape painting. Illustrated with twelve plates, all by Claude Lorraine. Seven of the plates are from this original work, published by W. B. Cooke in 1825. The other five plates were published by Boydell & Co in 1817. The caption on the additional plates reads 'From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire&apos. The work is grangerised, with seven of the original plates present. Collated, incomplete, lacking seventeen of the original plates. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Crack to the head of the rear joint. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, disbound, as issued. Plates are age-toned with some spots. Five of the paper mounts for the plates are detached. Plates from this work with small tape residue to the top and bottoms edges. Repaired closed tear to the reverse of Plate 6. Prior owner's pencil annotation to the tail of plates, giving the title of the plates. Plate 3 with some edgewear to one edge, with a couple of small closed tears. Paper mount still attached to Plate 2. Plate 1 with evidence of glue discoloured to the margins. Good Only . Ill.: Claude Lorrain. Good Only .

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