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Fine books and manuscripts from a private Scottish library
R. Ackermann, publisher | The Microcosm of London, [1807], 3 vols, red morocco gilt by Bedford
Lot Closed
December 13, 02:01 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
R. Ackermann, publisher
The Microcosm of London. London: T. Bensley, [1808-1810]
3 volumes, folio (354 x 285mm.), 104 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Rowlandson and Pugin (no watermarks, text watermarked 1806-1807), nineteenth-century red morocco gilt by Bedford, spines gilt with raised bands in six compartments, leaves uncut, dark blue endpapers, leaves in volume 1 loose and defective
"One of the greatest colour-plate books" (Tooley).
LITERATURE
Abbey, Scenery 212; Tooley 7