Captain George Tobin (1 results)
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Published by Edward Orme., Bond Street, London., 1815
- First Edition
- Art / Print / Poster
Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, STAFF, United KingdomColophon Books (UK)
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fair
US$ 236.09
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Add to basketLoose as Issued. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable. 1st Edition. 3 (of 4) hand coloured aquatints of views of St Helena at the time of Napoleons sojourn there. Issued in paper wrappers as a £1/10 shillings publication in November 1815 as a series of 4 aquatints by this RN officer who went on to become a Rear… Admiral and died in 1838, this lacks the first plate "Bonaparte in Torbay on board the Bellepheron", so sold as 3 views. The paper is browned, some splits and a closed tear and a little glue residue at bottom edge of one, indicating they will have once been framed? Measuring each 12.5 x 17.5 inches approx. *Note Would clean but need to be re-coloured as the original may be lost in the process. BUT! Very Scarce one complete copy located in Yale, none in the BL the UK. SEE; Number 311 in Abbey. [Abbey, J.R. Travel in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860,]. Tobin. (illustrator).
