Select Views of London: With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of Its Public Buildings

Book Description

London: R. Ackermann .. 1816. 4to. H Full Morocco.. Fine.. 4to, later 19th century full scarlet morocco by Riviere; triple fillet panels, marbled endpapers with inner dentelles gilt, spine with raised bands and gilt-ornamented compartments, all edges gilt. Expert hinge repair with custom-dyed Japanese paper. Mild offsetting of plates onto text. Plates bright and clean. With 76 hand-colored aquatint plates including five folding panoramas. Abbey, Scenery 217 notes two issues: no priority but copies with Papworth's name on title as in this copy are somewhat scarcer.

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