PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE

Ireland, Samuel

Verlag: R. Faulder, T. Egerton, 1797

Beschreibung

1st 1797. Very good condition with no wrapper. Picturesque Views on the River Wye, From its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction With the Severn Below Chepstow With Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in its Vicinity. Map showing the course of the River Wye, 30 sepia aquatints plus b/w portrait plate of John Kyrle. xii + 159 pages + errata slip. Three-quarter brown calf binding, raised bands, gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. 9" x 6.5". All plates present. Prelims foxed. No half-title but no evidence of any removal. Some pencil annotation. Bookplate of J. Arthur Hutton, the famous angling author, on front pastedown. Hutton wrote numerous books on salmon fishing and of particular relevance here given the book title are Wye Salmon and Other Fish; Rod-Fishing for Salmon on the Wye. Slight rubbing to spine. Overall a handsome copy. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 579047

Bibliografische Details

Titel: PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE

Verlag: R. Faulder, T. Egerton

Erscheinungsdatum: 1797

Einband: Hardback

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: First edition.