Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Symns, William
Title:
The elements of perspective drawing : with sixteen examples, and appropriate illustrative examples : for the instruction of youth / by W. Symns.
Published / Created:
London : Dean and Mundy, Threadneedle-Street, [1824?]
Physical Description:
23 p., [16] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 15 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NC750 S96 1824
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC: Bound in original orange wrappers, as issued.

Dean and Mundy were working at this address from 1811-1842. Cf. Maxted.

BAC: Publisher's advertisement for nursery tales and toy books, on back cover. According to information available in Osborne, 'Deborah Dent and her donkey', one of titles listed in the advertisement, was published by Dean and Mundy in 1823.

Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910, p. 632.

Maxted, Ian. British book trades. Exeter, 1983. p. 63.
Subject Terms:
Perspective -- Study and teaching. | Drawing -- Study and teaching. | Drawing -- 19th century -- Great Britain. | Dean and Mundy -- Publisher. | Crewe Hall Library -- Bookplate. | Engraving -- Specimens -- [1824?].