Famous Old Coaching Inns of England

Sixteen beautiful coaching scenes painted by John Maggs, offering popular depictions of romanticised older England. Collated, complete with sixteen tipped-in colour plates containing the paintings of John Maggs, depicting a series of famous coaching inns spanning from the days before Hogarth, to the end of the reign of William IV. His work enjoyed great popularity at a time when there was much interest in such vivid reconstruction of the 'romantic past'. Lacking title page, with other copies of this work state these scenes to be "From the Collection of the Late Lord Dewar". Capturing scenes such as The Elephant & Castle Inn, White Hart Inn, Interior La Belle Sauvage, The Queen"s Head and others. In the original quarter pebbled cloth binding. Externally, with rubbing, fading and warping to the boards. Slight loss to the spine and marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are marginally toned but generally clean, with light spotting to the leaves preceding and following the plates. With occasional tide marks below the plates, with plates themselves remaining unaffected. With a slip from Maggs Bros tipped-in to the front free endpaper, also with spotting. Good.…