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Thomas Rowlandson | Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, [London, 1799], green morocco gilt by Bedford
Lot Closed
December 13, 02:37 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Thomas Rowlandson
Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, Infantry & Cavalry, in their respective Uniforms... [London: R. Ackermann, 1799]
4to (351 x 271mm.), hand-coloured engraved title-page, dedication leaf, list of subscribers, 86 hand-coloured aquatint costume plates by Thomas Rowlandson, most heightened with gold and silver, nineteenth century green morocco gilt by Bedford, top edge gilt, others uncut, maroon endpapers, inner dentelles, light scattered spotting, spine sunned
One of the most important of all military costume books. This copy does not contain the final errata leaf recorded in some copies.
LITERATURE:
Abbey, Life 379; Colas 2584; ESTC T77372; Tooley (1954) 416