A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners and commercial situations. / by J.T. Barber. . illustrated with a map and twenty views, engraved from drawings by the author

Barber, John Thomas (1774-1841)

Published by London : printed by J. Nichols and Son. for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803

About this Item

Provenance; from the library of Richard Yerburgh with his familial bookplate to the front pastedown. Very good copy in the original, full tree calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with a matching gilt-blocked label; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description; xiii, [1], 359 p., aquatint plates : ill. color map; 21 cm. Notes; Aquatint frontispiece of Tintern Abbey. "Sketched on the spot by J.T. Barber. Aquatinted by W. Pickett." Subjects; Monmouthshire (South Wales & Gwent) - Nineteenth century - Description and travel. Wales - Topography. Other names; Pickett, William [engraver]. Referenced by: NSTC B1166. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners and commercial situations. / by J.T. Barber. . illustrated with a map and twenty views, engraved from drawings by the author
• Publisher: London : printed by J. Nichols and Son. for T. Cadell and W. Davies
• Publication Date: 1803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms