Bardwell (Thomas) The Practice of Painting and Perspective made easy...The Art of Painting in Oil, with the Method of Colouring, first edition, with author's signature of authenticity on verso of title, licence leaf at end, 6 engraved plates, lacking errata slip, small hole to corner of E4 with loss of pagination, by S.Richardson for the Author, 1756 bound with Kirby (Joshua) Dr Brook Taylor's Method of Perspective Made Easy, 2 parts in 1, second edition, list of subscribers, engraved frontispiece after Hogarth and 51 plates, Directions to Binder leaf, Ipswich, W.Craighton, for the Author, 1755; Dr Brook Taylor's Method of Perspective, compared with the Examples...by Isaac Ware, first edition, half-title, 6 engraved plates, one folding, for the Author, [?1757], together 3 works in 1 vol., occasional light browning, engraved bookplate of François-Jean-Joseph Mols, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with tan morocco label, a little rubbed, a few scratches to covers, 4to

⁂ A good collection of works on perspective and painting. Thomas Bardwell was a portrait painter, Joshua Kirby was tutor to the Prince of Wales (later George III) on the subjects of perspective and fortifications. He was also a friend of Hogarth's who contributed the famous frontispiece of warped perspective.

François-Jean-Joseph Mols (1722-1790), Belgian art collector and bibliophile.