first edition Full Leather
1804 · London
by Pyne, W. H.
London: William Miller, Printed By Howlett and Brimmer, 1804. First Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine. Pyne, W. H.. Folio. Publication date given as 1804 but most plates dated Jan 1805. 60 handcolored aquatint plates, but color illustration on title. 14 by 10 inches each. Plates and interior text generally clean, with usual offsetting of plates. Full leather binding tight and holding firm with some scuffing, spine decoration faded/dulled/rubbed. Publisher's Preface page has neat triangle, sides about 2', cut out of lower corner, not close to any text. Unpaginated, other than iii for preface. Overall, a near fine copy, and extremely rare in what appears to be a genuine first edition! (Inventory #: 000298)