Specimens of Riding near London, Drawn from Life

Landscape 4to, unpaginated with title page and 17 hand-colored engraved plates (sadly plate 8. "Dissatisfied" missing). Hardcover issued without dust jacket. Half burgundy morocco with tooled gilt lines over marbled boards with leather title label to front board in good condition with rubbing to spine and boards. Inside marbled end papers in very good condition, small repaired tear to ffe paper and a little toning and a few smudges to title page. The plates themselves are in superb condition with a slight crease to plate 4 and some fingermarks to margins of plates otherwise clean, bright and unblemished. Plates 1- one of the comforts of riding in company. 2- Symptoms of things going downhill. 3- The pleasure of riding in company (one would stop if the other could). 4- Preparing for the Easter hunt (I shall be over Jack). 5- The consequence of having plenty of company on the road. 6- A thing of the last consequence. 7- Perfectly satisfied. 9- Delighted. 10- Surprised. 11- Displeased. 12- Terrified. 13- Taste-View near Knightsbridge. 14- Lords view in Hyde Park. 15- Yeomanry of England paying a visit. 16- Fancy-View near Grays Inn Road. 17- Folly-View near Acton. 18- Knights-View in the city road. Only Plates 1-6 numbered. A lovely copy of an extremely scarce 1st Edition. …