Famous Coaching Inns. From the Collection of the Late Lord Dewar. (Old English Coaching Inns).

First edition. Printed by Gilbert Whitehead, London for John Dewar and Sons, the whisky distillers of Perth and London, whose engraved compliments card is clipped to the front free endpaper. Undated, but c.1890 from contents. Hardcover book . Dark maroon cloth over bevelled boards with gilt titles to front. Large landscape format, 28 x 47cm. With nice purple, grey and blue marbled endpapers. Unpaginated. Title page listing titles of the images, followed by 12 full page coloured lithographic reproductions on thick paper of oil paintings by J. C. Maggs of coaching inns, each busy 19th century scenes with coaches and horses. Most of the inns are In London. John Charles Maggs, 1819-96 was a successful specialist painter of coaching scenes based in Bath. Please note that in this copy, four of the listed images have been removed probably for framing. The remainder of the images and the book are in Very Good condition; listed as Good overall due to lost . plates. The covers have bright gilt, with a few light marks including a score across back cover. Light spotting (foxing) to leaves at ends. The compliments card at front is held by an ancient rusty paperclip. Pictures available. …