Lot 363
Britain.- Daniell (William) A Voyage round Great Britain, 8 vol., first edition, 1814-25.
Hammer Price: £4,000
Description
Britain.- Daniell (William) A Voyage round Great Britain, 8 vol., first edition, aquatint dedication, 308 hand-coloured aquatints (one with tear into image), tissue-guards, additional lithograph loosely inserted, occasional light off-setting, scattered faint spotting (mostly marginal), bookplates, contemporary half-calf, rebacked retaining original backstrips, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, modern cloth slipcases, rubbed, [Abbey Scenery 16], 4to, 1814-25.
⁂ An excellent copy of "the most important colour plate book on British topography" (Tooley)
Description
Britain.- Daniell (William) A Voyage round Great Britain, 8 vol., first edition, aquatint dedication, 308 hand-coloured aquatints (one with tear into image), tissue-guards, additional lithograph loosely inserted, occasional light off-setting, scattered faint spotting (mostly marginal), bookplates, contemporary half-calf, rebacked retaining original backstrips, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, modern cloth slipcases, rubbed, [Abbey Scenery 16], 4to, 1814-25.
⁂ An excellent copy of "the most important colour plate book on British topography" (Tooley)