PICTURESQUE VIEWS, ON THE RIVER MEDWAY, From the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex: With Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in Its Neighbourhood.

Ireland, Samuel.

Published by Published by T. and J. Egerton, 1793

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1st Ed. xii + 206pp. + [i] publisher advert. Half title present. Additional aquatint t.p., map, 28 sepia aquatint plates, ills. Some light browning, marbled e.ps., ex.-libris I.V. Best, early signature to head of title page, half morocco with blue boards, some soiling, gilt ruling with sm. gilt roundells and gilt lettered label to sl. rubbed spine, corner rubbed. One of the scarcer titles from Ireland s series of moderately successful travel books featuring his own illustrations.Abbey 428 (Coloured aquatints). Upcott 433. There are Large Paper copies of this publication in Quarto a very small number of which size have a double set of plates. ESTC T146600 With an additional titlepage, engraved: Picturesque views on the river Medway. With observations on the works of art in its vicinity, by Saml. Ireland . With a half-title and a final advertisement leaf. The same setting of type was imposed on a folio format. Samuel Ireland (d. 1800), printmaker and writer. US$223.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PICTURESQUE VIEWS, ON THE RIVER MEDWAY, From the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex: With Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in Its Neighbourhood.
• Publisher: Published by T. and J. Egerton
• Publication Date: 1793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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