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Lot 366
London.- Ackermann (Rudolph) The Microcosm of London, 3 vol., first edition, [1808-10].
Hammer Price: £3,200
Description
London.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) The Microcosm of London, 3 vol., first edition, wood-engraved pictorial titles, engraved dedication leaves, 104 hand-coloured aquatint plates, tissue guards, some foxing and soiling, some leaves lightly browned, lacking half-titles, later calf, gilt, by Sothern, spines richly gilt with red and green morocco labels, t.e.g., wear to some joints, a little rubbed, [Abbey, Scenery 212; Tooley 7], 4to, [1808-10].
⁂ "One of the greatest colour-plate books" (Tooley).
Description
London.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) The Microcosm of London, 3 vol., first edition, wood-engraved pictorial titles, engraved dedication leaves, 104 hand-coloured aquatint plates, tissue guards, some foxing and soiling, some leaves lightly browned, lacking half-titles, later calf, gilt, by Sothern, spines richly gilt with red and green morocco labels, t.e.g., wear to some joints, a little rubbed, [Abbey, Scenery 212; Tooley 7], 4to, [1808-10].
⁂ "One of the greatest colour-plate books" (Tooley).
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