A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland with Descriptive and Historical Letterpress And Facsimile of Autographs of Subscribers to the County Seats of Great Britain and Ireland

The Rev. F. O. Morris

Verlag: William Mackenzie; A. Clarke, London, 1880

Beschreibung

A remarkable set illustrating the country seats and estates of British noblemen and gentlemen, complete in six volumes and the scarce supplement. A stunning collection of this illustrative volume of British and Irish country seats, homes, and estates of noblemen and gentlemen, complete in six volume with the additional scarce supplement containing a facsimile list of subscribers' autographs, with a list of subscribers to the Index. In the original parts, bound in the original publisher's uniform decorative cloth, a remarkable set.Each volume is decorated with a frontispiece and an illustrated title page as well as thirty-eight stunning colour plates illustrated by Alexander Francis Lydon and coloured by Benjamin Fawcett. Descriptions are provided by the Rev. Francis O. Morris. The last work produced by the trio, who often collaborated to produce works of natural history, particularly ornithology. Collated, complete. No half title as called for. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth binding, with intricate gilt tooling to the spine and boards, gilt to the edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. PP. 35-36 and plate included of vol. I, as well as 'Bearwood' plate to vol. V loose but present. Light spotting scattered to the leaves. Illustrated with a frontispiece and additional illustrated title page, as well as thirty-eight full page colour plates to each volume. Collated, complete. Near Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 805A69

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of ...

Verlag: William Mackenzie; A. Clarke, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1880

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Unnamed

Zustand: Near Fine

Art des Buches: book