Remarks on Forest Scenery, William Gilpin — 2nd Edition

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Remarks on Forest Scenery, William Gilpin — 2nd Edition

Name: Remarks on Forest Scenery, William Gilpin — 2nd Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5738
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Publication: London, R. Blamire, 1794

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [iv], 358.

Condition Report: Fair. Bound in contemporary full mottled calf, this volume exhibits significant wear and deterioration consistent with substantial historical use. The boards are heavily rubbed and scuffed, with bumped extremities and minor leather loss at the corners demonstrating considerable shelf-wear. The spine's structural integrity is compromised; the head and tail are chipped and mostly perished, and the original title label is darkened and rubbed to the point of near-illegibility. Crucially, the front joint is heavily cracked and tender, weakening the tightness of the binding, while the rear joint is also beginning to split. Internally, however, the text block remains generally sound and complete for this second volume. The pages display minor age-toning and occasional scattered foxing, though they lack severe staining and are relatively bright for their age. The folding hand-coloured map and tinted aquatint plates have survived intact, exhibiting only minor offsetting. Because the structural damage is largely confined to the external binding while the internal contents remain complete and legible, this serves as a viable, albeit heavily worn, reading or reference copy.

Catalogue Note: This is Volume II only of the second edition of William Gilpin’s seminal work on the picturesque. While isolated from its first volume, this standalone book contains a complete text block for the second part of the work, alongside a striking hand-coloured double-page map of the New Forest and several tinted aquatint plates, including Gilpin's notable studies of horses.

The book is presented in a period mottled calf binding, indicative of typical late 18th-century library styling. On the open market, odd volumes of this title are scarce; they are infrequently sold on their own and are more commonly encountered as part of complete sets or broken down entirely by print dealers.

William Gilpin’s Remarks on Forest Scenery is a foundational text in the development of the British "Picturesque" movement, a late 18th-century aesthetic philosophy that championed the rugged, irregular, and untamed beauty of the natural world. Through a blend of artistic theory, natural history, and descriptive travelogue, Gilpin turns his discerning eye to the trees, woodlands, and sweeping landscapes of Hampshire's New Forest. His evocative prose and accompanying aquatint illustrations trained a generation of readers, artists, and landscape designers to view nature not as something to be manicured, but as a wild, dynamic canvas to be appreciated in its rawest form.

Book Condition: Fair

Book Authors: William Gilpin

Book Publisher: R. Blamire

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Nature & Environment

Book edition: Second Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 358

Book Publication Year: 1794

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Leather

Illustrator: William Gilpin

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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