first edition Hardcover
1880 · London
London: John Walker and Company, 1880. Spine very lightly sunned. Bevelled edges. All edges gilt. Front cover with sunken central oval panel with forest green, blue, red and gilt embellishments. Bordered in black and gilt. Illustrated with full-page color illustrations after A.F. Lydon, all with stiff paper guards. Very light foxing noted. A lovely example of Victorian book design. All plates are labelled, representing some of England's best-lovbed lakes. Unpaginated. The book was published in both a red and green cover. See McLean's, VBD 204. . First Edition. Red Decorated Cloth. Minor Edge Wear/No Dust Jacket. Royal Octavo.
(Inventory #: 015712)