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 Rivière with triple gilt 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 clean and bright. With 76 hand colored aquatint plates including five folding panoramas. Abbey, Scenery 217notes two issues; no priority but copies with Papworth's name on title page (as in this copy) are somewhat scarcer. An illustration can be found on my website, www.braitermanbooks.com, by clicking on Cataloge 31 (item 90).

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