Devonshire Illustrated; Jones' Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen; Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, & Castles, & c; Picturesque Beauties of England and Wales; Bath and Bristol ; Paris and Its Environs
by Brittin, J. & Brayley, E.W.; et al
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London: Fisher, Sons & Co.;James & Co., Jones & Co., L.T. Hinton; ; R.Jennings & Poultry, 1829. A polyglot of articles of the various views of the UK Regions. Complete titles: 1) Devonshire Illustrated in a Series of Views of Cities,Towns, Public Buildings, Streets, Docks, Churches, Anitquities, Abbeys. Picturesque Scenery, Castles, Seats of the Nobility, & c. & c. with Historical & Descriptive Accounts by J.Britton & E.W.Brayley, Pub: Fisher Sons & Co. 2) Jones' Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales,Scotland, and Ireland (Second Series Comprising the Western Counties) Pb: Jones & co. 3) Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions Castles, & c., of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and Other Picuresque Scenery Accompanied with Historical descriptions of the Mansions, List of Pictures, Statues, & c. and Geneological Sketches of the Families and Their Possessors. 4) Picturesque Beauties of England and Wales, in a series of Views from Original Drawings by N.Whittock and H. Gastineau Pub: L.T. Hitton and Holdsworth & Ball 5) Bath and Bristol with the Counties of Somerset and Gloucester, Displayed in a Series of Views Including the Modern Improvements, Picturesque Scenery, Antiquities, & c. 6) Paris and Its Environs Displayed in a series of Picturesque Views; topographical and historical description by L.t Ventoullac. Cover: original brown marbled boards and green half-calf spine and corners; moderately rubbed and soiled. Spine: gilt titles and gilt bands, surface wear to head & foot and to side seams. Wear to extremeties. Edges: moderate age browning, soiling and foxing. Splitting to front hinge. Contents: moderate old foxing throughout. Some small old worming holes to bottom margins first half of the book. Ffep: bottom half loose from binding. Chips to ffep & title page fore-edge. Rep: upside down & pasted on a part article strip of A Terrible Murder (from Home Paper). Binding is still very strong. Large and heavy book: 275 x 215mm. First Edition. Hb. VG/None. Illus. by T.Allom, W.H. Barlett, N.Whittock, H. Gastineau, T. Shepherd, J.Britton and Mr. Pugin.
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- Devonshire Illustrated; Jones' Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen; Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, & Castles, & c; Picturesque Beauties of England and Wales; Bath and Bristol ; Paris and Its Environs
- Author
- Brittin, J. & Brayley, E.W.; et al
- Illustrator
- T.Allom, W.H. Barlett, N.Whittock, H. Gastineau, T. Shepherd, J.Britton and Mr. Pugin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
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- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fisher, Sons & Co.;James & Co., Jones & Co., L.T. Hinton; ; R.Jennings & Poultry
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1829
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