Thomas Newte (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. viii, 440 pages : plates, map. Lacks frontispiece (map, "The Contour of Scotland"). Bound in contemporary half leather over marbled paper covered boards. Binding square, mild wear to extremities, outer hinges cracked; text generally very good, plates foxed. 1680 grams.

A particularly fine and complete example of Prospects and Observations on a Tour in England and Scotland, first published in 1791, and one of the more engaging late eighteenth century British travel accounts. The work reflects the Enlightenment era interest in domestic travel, landscape, manners and regional character, with Scotland forming a central focus. Prospects and Observations on a Tour in England and Scotland; Natural, Economical and Literary, by Thomas Newte, Esq. This work represents the first edition under this expanded title, a shorter version of the tour having appeared a little earlier as A Tour in England and Scotland. The 1791 edition is substantially enlarged and revised, and is regarded as the definitive form of the work. The book was published under the name Thomas Newte, now widely accepted as a pseudonym. The true identity of the author has long been debated. Some commentators suggest that Newte may have been the Scottish writer William Thomson, born in Perthshire and educated at St Andrews and Edinburgh, who is known to have published under pseudonyms. The author writes under the persona of an English traveller, sometimes described as being from Devonshire, while displaying an intimate and detailed knowledge of Scotland. This tension between assumed English identity and apparent Scottish familiarity has continued to attract scholarly interest. Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, London, 1791. This copy is the first edition of 1791, complete in a single volume, and is exceptional for the survival and quality of its illustrations. All engraved plates are present and uniformly hand coloured, including the folding map, a feature rarely encountered complete. In many copies the plates are uncoloured, partially coloured, or lacking altogether, making this a notably superior example. The volume is handsomely bound in modern three quarters leather, with marbled paper over boards and gilt lettering to the spine. The binding is sound and sympathetic, enhancing the presentation without intruding upon the character of the book. Some tan lines to the leather near the top of the book and spine colour is a little sunned. Unobtrusive 2cm rubbed area to marbled paper near lower edge of front cover. Condition is generally fine/near fine. The text is clean and fresh, the plates are bright and well coloured, and the folding map is intact. There are no significant defects, losses or intrusive markings. The book presents very well and would suit both a serious private collection and an institutional library. Minor flaws include some light creasing and offsetting to the title page, as well as a 3cm blue ink stroke line to same. Some small professional tape repairs to rear of map. All Plates have been remounted into gutter during restoration. Some light offsetting opposite plates as would be expected. A couple of Plates have some foxed spotting opposite. The book is accompanied by a loose letter dated 1994 from Scottish Local History, the journal of the Scottish Local History Forum, addressed to Professor S. G. E. Lythe of Pollokshields, Glasgow. The letter seeks his views on the identity of the pseudonymous author Thomas Newte in connection with a proposed article for the October 1994 issue of the journal. While unpublished, this correspondence provides evidence of continued late twentieth century scholarly interest in the authorship of the work and is retained with the volume. A scarce opportunity to acquire a first edition, fully illustrated and fully hand coloured example of an important late eighteenth century tour of England and Scotland, offered in excellent condition and with added research interest. This copy represents the only fully hand-coloured example of this work we have come across. Text in English. VIII + 440pp + 1 large folding map + 23 Plates (all hand-coloured). Dimensions: approximately 277mm high x 225mm wide x 43mm deep. Approximately 1530g.

First edition, leather bound hardback, with a folding map and 23 of 24 plates called for. The book is bound in rubbed half leather with marbled boards, the binding has been soundly respined with the original spine relaid. There is some foxing through out and some pencil notes in a few places, the plates have heavier foxing, the map has some creases and a small tear without loss. Illustrated, viii + 440.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. viii/440 pp. Illus. with 22 plates, incl. folding frontis. map. 4to. library binding. EX-LIB. copy. Occasional library markings and foxing throughout. Lacking 2 plates, repair to bottom corner of title page, else good. (Heavy item, will require extra postage).

Half Calf. First Edition. Book measures 28x22.5.cm. Collation, 440pp, 24 plates including map and plan. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, flat bands, gilt lines and lettering. Binding rubbed, worn, both boards detached. Internally,short closed tear to map, some light spotting or tanning, mainly to plates. Pages and plates in good condition. Overall a good copy, ideal for binding, but usable as is. Size: Quarto.

4to, pp. viii, 440 + folding map frontispiece and 23 plates. Contemporary calf, spine divided by raised bands. Some foxing, wormhole to blank margin at gutter for first eleven gatherings. Binding worn and marked, sometime plainly rebacked. The first edition under this title - a shorter version had appeared as 'A Tour in England and Scotland' two years earlier - of the most famous work by by William Thomson (1746-1817). Thomson often published under pseudonyms, and 'Thomas Newte' achieved such recognition that he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in his own right. 'Newte', supposedly from Devonshire, toured the Scotland that Thomson, actually born in Perthshire and educated at St Andrews and Edinburgh, would have known well. ESTC T1309.

4to. pp. viii, 440. 23 engraved plates. lacking the folding map. contemporary tree calf (joints & extremities rubbed, front joint partly cracked, plates foxed some with a dampstain in the upper inner corner). Second Edition, Greatly Enlarged (originally published in octavo format under the title A Tour in England and Scotland in 1785). Cox III 34.

London,C.G.J. and J.Robinson, 1791.In-4to. VIII,440 pp.with 24 engraved maps & plates (of which fold.). Hf.calf, worn & spine broken; some plts. stained.