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Illustrati inglesi - Ireland, Samuel

Picturesque Views on the River Medway, from the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex, 1793

Estimate

€ 100 - 200

Sold

€ 258

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

London, T. & J. Egerton, 1793. In 8th large. Elegant colored illustrated allegorical frontispiece engraved by Apostool, 1 engraved map, 28 full-page engraved and hand-coloured plates, numerous illustrations in the text in black and white, binding in green morocco signed “The Hampstead bindery”, spine with 5 raised bands, ai gilt title and author compartments, gilt upper edge, faded spine. § Together in the lot Bury, Charlotte, The great sanctuaries of Tuscany, London, John Murray, 1833. In 2° oblong. Frontispiece engraved by Landseer, plate with portrait of Lady Bury, 6 plates etched in aquatint by Thomas Lupton from drawings by Bury, small tear on title page, browning and water stains, original brown cloth binding, leather gusset on front plate with title embossed in gold, front cover detached, back cover absent, lacks on spine, defects. Ex libris glued to the front cover.

Specialist Notes

Original edition rare to find with hand colored plates. Abbey Scenery 428; Prideaux, p. 341. 

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