[Fore-Edge Painting][Extra-Illustrated] The History of the Isle of Wight
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- Full STraight-Grained Red Morocco
- London: Printed by A. Hamilton for R. Dodsley, T. Cadell, G. Robinson, R. Faulder and G. Nicol; Collins and Co., Salisbury, Burdon, at W, 1781
London: Printed by A. Hamilton for R. Dodsley, T. Cadell, G. Robinson, R. Faulder and G. Nicol; Collins and Co., Salisbury, Burdon, at Winchester, 1781. First Edition. Full STraight-Grained Red Morocco. Very Good Plus. Fore-edge painting of Carisbrooke Castle, which is located on the Isle of Wight, in Newport, and is still standing, and very much a tourist destination. Illustrations include a large engraved folding map, hand-colored in its boundary outlines 31 engravings by Vivares, Godfrey and others, 19 of which are double paged, and 13 aquatint plates depicting churches, these rendered by Charles Tomkins. Folio, 31.5 by 25 cm. [12], 274, [8], clxii, [1] pp. The book was written by Worsley while he was governor of the Isle of Wight. Worsley was a serious antiquarian, and his home there, Appuldorcombe House, was the repository for the largest collection of ancient Greek sculpture in Britain until the Elgin marbles were brought over. There are two plates showcasing Appuldorcombe House. Condition: Rubbing along edges, and here and there, of the full morocco binding. Still a handsome straight-grained morocco binding. Within some light offsetting, light scattered foxing and/or soil, but overall quite clean, tight, and quite special copy.
Details
Title
[Fore-Edge Painting][Extra-Illustrated] The History of the Isle of Wight
Author
Worsley, Sir Richard (1751 - 1805)
Binding
Full STraight-Grained Red Morocco
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Printed by A. Hamilton for R. Dodsley, T. Cadell, G. Robinson, R. Faulder and G. Nicol; Collins and Co., Salisbury, Burdon, at W: London
Date
1781
Edition
First Edition