The History of The Colleges of Winchester, Eton, And Westminster; With The Charter-House, The Schools of St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, And Rugby, And The Free-School of Christ's Hospital.

Published by R. Ackermann, London (1816). First Edition. Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. Printed for and Published by R. Ackermann, 1816. 4to (336 x 275mm). Text by W. Combe and W. H. Pyne, 48 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates after Westall, Mckenzie, Pugin and others some plates lightly offset onto text, as usual, a few preliminaries very faintly spotted, but the plates are very clean and are the brightest set we have ever seen. Complete text including the subscribers list. Contemporary panelled calf, gilt. Provenance: Richard William Penn, Earl Howe (armorial bookplate); catalogue description laid down on front free endpaper. As often the plates with issue points seem to be mixed. They are in the following states : "Winchester College, from the Meadow" dated Jan. 1, 1815 (1st state); "Westminster School-Room" with bareheaded Masters (1st state); and "Charter-House, from the Play-Ground" depicting a cricket match (later state) . Abbey Scenery 438; Hardie p. 311; Prideaux pp. 126 & 332; Tooley 3. More photographs available on requestNote issue-point plates in the following states: "Winchester College, from the Meadow" dated Jan. 1, 1815; "Westminster School-Room" with bareheaded Masters; and "Charter-House, from the Play-Ground" depicting a cricket match. Abbey Scenery 438; Hardie p. 311; Prideaux pp. 126 & 332; Tooley 3.