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London: R. Ackermann, 1821. Paperback. Poor. DISBOUND AND LACKING ACQUA COLOR PLATES. Original binding is lost, missing all 48 color plates, lacking title page and half-title page (if called for) and preliminary text (Preface) pages. Otherwise all pages collated, including Direction for placing the plates, and Contents pages. Begins with page one.Text block falling apart, paper unmarked and generally clean and bright. I belive this is the large paper edition [?], leaves measure 8 1/2 x 10 1/2. Selling as-is.

London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First edition. Quarto, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (270 x 210 mm). Half-title, title page with colored vignette, pp. (ii)- vi, 1-288, with 48 hand-colored colored aquatint plates. Old half leather, gilt, over marbled boards. Binding extremities rubbed, slight offset from the plates to facing pages, with an occasional spot in a text leaf, but internally fine. Lewis Richard Ashhurst bookplate. Abbey, Scenery 192; Tooley 219.

London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First edition. Title-page vignette and 48 aquatint engravings, all finely hand colored. [viii], 288 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Half chestnut morocco, t.e.g., by Stanley Bray for Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Small stain at foot of title with ghost in margin of frontispiece not affecting the image, still a fine copy with the plates fresh and bright. First edition. Title-page vignette and 48 aquatint engravings, all finely hand colored. [viii], 288 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Choice copy of this beautifully illustrated book on the Lake District, handsomely bound. Abbey, Scenery 192; Tooley 219

London: R. Ackermann, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. Neat owner name in ink of A. M. Crossley dated 1825 at top of title page with engraved bookplate of William F. Ross on the front pastedown; plates lovely and bright with strong coloring. Light rubbing and wear to binding. Near Fine example of this beautiful book. Quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4") bound in full crimson morocco leather; gilt rules and gilt-lettered spine; gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; vi, 288 pages. Illustrated with a hand-colored title page vignette and 48 hand-colored aquatint plates drawn by Fielding, and Walton during a two years residence among the lakes. One of only 850 copies printed of what is considered the greatest illustrated book on the Lake District. Abbey, SCENERY 192; Tooley 219.

London: R. Ackermann, , 1821. The greatest illustrated book on the Lake District First edition of this splendid book on the Lake District, long recognized as the finest illustrated work ever published on the region. This copy is possibly one of 100 large-paper copies (similar to Abbey's copy measuring 14 by 11.5 inches) from a total print-run of 850, originally issued in 12 monthly parts; all watermarks are pre-publication (the plates 1818 and 1820, the text 1818). Ackermann's intention was to combine the "most striking features of the various kinds of scenery of the lakes, executed by able artists in a style worthy of the subject" with "a description of all that is interesting and remarkable in the nature and appearance of the country... combining a judicious selection from the labours of former writers... with much new and original information" (publisher's introduction). Fielding and Walton spent two years in the Lake District making drawings and collecting information to produce the book, aimed… Leer más

London: 101, Strand: R. Ackermann [Rudolph] 1764-1834, 1821. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. FIELDING T.H. and WALTON J.. A Wonderful Large Paper Copy First edition, one of 100 large paper copies, large quarto, vi, [2, contents and pl list], 288 pp, hand coloured vignette title and forty eight superb hand coloured aquatint plates of rural views, plates with Whatman watermark of 1819/20. In contemporary half brown calf over green cloth, expertly rebacked to style with raised bands, gilt decorated compartments and the original morocco gilt lettered label, marbled endpapers, minor foxing to preliminaries, small neat repaired marginal tear to 202 (not affecting any text), marginal stain to p257 (text leaf, not affecting lettering). Overall, an excellent copy. (352*286 mm). (Tooley 219. Abbey Scenery 192. Prideaux p336. Martin-Hardie p108/9). This spectacular work was the fruit of a two year sojourn by Fielding & Walton in the Lake District. This reflected in the… Leer más