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COLOUR THEORY. HAYTER, CHARLES. A New Practical Treatise on the Three Primitive Colours . . . with some practical rules for reflections and Sir Isaac Newton´s distribution of the colours in the rainbow . . . Second Edition, with Improvements. London (John Booth) 1830.

8vo (253x155 mm.). Engraved frontispiece by J. Turnbull after Hayter, one text illustration, and 4 hand-colored engraved plates.
Original red half calf, worn and with damaged spine, text block loose in binding, printed red label on cover, slight wear. Text with some soiling and foxing, engraved frontispiece partly loose in lower edge, tear to last leaf.

Scarce early edition of a major treatise on primary colour theory. First published in 1826 and reprinted in six editions through 1845.
Charles Hayter (1761-1835), British architect and miniature painter.

Provenance: The consigners´ family is related to James Sowerby (1757-1822) through their great grandmother, who was the daughter Charlotte Ann Sowerby (Lottie), later married Bryant. The family´s grandmother later bought this work in London in the 1920´s.

Auktionsnummer:

6179

Datum:

2019-06-14