Britain.- Pennant (Thomas)
Britain.- Pennant (Thomas)
The Journey from Chester to London, etched frontispiece with view of Chester, 5 engraved full-page portraits of Lord Baltimore, Countess of Suffolk, Earl of Shrewsbury, Countess of Shrewsbury, and Countess of Cumberland, some light browning and light marginal waterstaining, light offsetting on pages facing plates, contemporary half brown calf with marbled paper, new endpapers, floral rolls and cornerpieces in blind, gilt border and spine, raised bands, lettering to spine, head of spine loose, Wilkie et al., 1811; Gilpin (William) Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts of South Wales, 17 aquatint plates of Welsh landscapes and castles, minor marginal spotting, autograph ex-libris and price inked to title, contemporary brown calf, new marbled endpapers, rebacked, spine gilt, gilt-lettered label, R. Blamire, 1789; Johnson (Samuel) A Diary of a Journey into North Wales in the Year 1774, half title, lacking 2 plates, very minor spotting, library plate to front pastedown, contemporary half calf with marbled paper, rebacked, spine gilt, gilt-lettered labels, gilt armorial stamp ‘The Society of Writers to the Signet’ to covers, R. Jennings, 1816; Pichot (Amédée) Voyage Historique et Littéraire en Angleterre et en Écosse, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, half titles, etched vignette to titles, 10 of 15 etched tables with views of England and Scotland and portraits of English authors, minor marginal spotting, the odd light damp stain, contemporary half calf with marbled paper, blue endpapers, spine gilt, gilt-lettered label, spine, edges and joints lightly scuffed, edges sprinkled red and blue, Paris, Ladvocat & C. Gosselin, 1825; Coleridge (Henry Nelson) Six Months in the West Indies in 1825, half title, engraved folding map of the Caribbean, light offsetting to title, modern half calf with marbled paper, gilt-lettered label, J. Murray, 1832; with another work on a similar subject. 8vo. (8)
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The Journey from Chester to London, etched frontispiece with view of Chester, 5 engraved full-page portraits of Lord Baltimore, Countess of Suffolk, Earl of Shrewsbury, Countess of Shrewsbury, and Countess of Cumberland, some light browning and light marginal waterstaining, light offsetting on pages facing plates, contemporary half brown calf with marbled paper, new endpapers, floral rolls and cornerpieces in blind, gilt border and spine, raised bands, lettering to spine, head of spine loose, Wilkie et al., 1811; Gilpin (William) Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts of South Wales, 17 aquatint plates of Welsh landscapes and castles, minor marginal spotting, autograph ex-libris and price inked to title, contemporary brown calf, new marbled endpapers, rebacked, spine gilt, gilt-lettered label, R. Blamire, 1789; Johnson (Samuel) A Diary of a Journey into North Wales in the Year 1774, half title, lacking 2 plates, very minor spotting, library plate to front pastedown, contemporary half calf with marbled paper, rebacked, spine gilt, gilt-lettered labels, gilt armorial stamp ‘The Society of Writers to the Signet’ to covers, R. Jennings, 1816; Pichot (Amédée) Voyage Historique et Littéraire en Angleterre et en Écosse, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, half titles, etched vignette to titles, 10 of 15 etched tables with views of England and Scotland and portraits of English authors, minor marginal spotting, the odd light damp stain, contemporary half calf with marbled paper, blue endpapers, spine gilt, gilt-lettered label, spine, edges and joints lightly scuffed, edges sprinkled red and blue, Paris, Ladvocat & C. Gosselin, 1825; Coleridge (Henry Nelson) Six Months in the West Indies in 1825, half title, engraved folding map of the Caribbean, light offsetting to title, modern half calf with marbled paper, gilt-lettered label, J. Murray, 1832; with another work on a similar subject. 8vo. (8)
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