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The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales
1822rif. 000458London The Historic Gallery. Pall-Mall: Robert Bowyer 1822. First Edition Later Issue . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. LOUTHERBOURG PJ de. PICKETT William. CLARK John. 1st ed later issue circa 1822 plates with imprints and signatures removed uncut 36 leaves 2 title pages and 2 leaves of descriptive text for each plate titles and text in both English and French - the French text in double columns 18 hand coloured aquatint plates text watermarked 1822. Contemporary half blue morocco over blue marbled boards corners & edges lightly bumped & worn. Black morocco reback and corners old spine laid down raised bands gilt tooling & titles edges worn. Internally hinges strengthened some spotting to verso of tp. The marbled paper along leading edge of both covers has been replaced with similar in times past. But a very good copy. Folio 330495 cms. First issue copies contain a signature and imprint underneath each plate and watermarks no later than 1805. However copies exist with plates watermarked as late as 1824. The 1824 copies contain a completely reset text in contrast our text matches that of the first edition and an engraved title page supplied by the publisher from left over copies of Loutherbourg's completely separate earlier work Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain London R Bowyer 1801 & reissued 1808. Both the English & French text leaves are watermarked 1822. Abbey 10. Title continues: From drawings made expressly for this undertaking by PJ de Loutherbourg. With Historical and descriptive accounts of the several places of which views are given. Engraved by William Pickett and coloured by John Clark. Loutherbourg landscape painter and scene designer. See ODNB for a full Bio. Robert Bowyer hardcover
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