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Batty, Elizabeth Frances

Italian scenery from drawings made in 1817, 1820

Estimate

€ 200 - 400

Sold

€ 581

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

London, Rodwell, 1820. In Folio (23.5 x 30.5 cm). With 60 magnificent f.t. boards. engraved in steel (based on a design by Batty herself, a well-known English landscape artist) with views of cities, landscapes and characteristic places of our peninsula, slight defects, contemporary binding mz. leather, cords, gold title and dry decorations on the spine, some light peeling, signature on the endpaper.

Specialist Notes

Beautiful volume illustrated by numerous, clear engravings taken from Elizabeth Batty's original drawings depicting views of Italian cities and towns.