Rare 1824 Pilkington General Dictionary of Painters 2 Vol Set Art History Books For Sale

For sale is a handsome and rare complete two-volume set of\"A General Dictionary of Painters; Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works of the Most Eminent Professors of the Art of Painting, From Its Revival, by Cimabue, in the Year 1250, to the Present Time\"by Matthew Pilkington, A.M.

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• Edition:A New Edition, revised and corrected throughout, with numerous additions, particularly of the most distinguished artists of the British school.
• Publication:Printed for Thomas M\'Lean, 26 Haymarket, London, 1824

This is the important 1824 edition of Pilkington\'s Dictionary - for many decades the standard reference work on the lives of painters and a cornerstone of any serious art history library.
Books measure approx. 6\" x 9.25.\" Vol I has 543 pages; Vol II has 568 pages. There is a 200 year old pressed flower in the book. Both volumes: front covers loose/have come away from spines but still attached.