Description
First edition of Picturesque Views by Samuel Ireland, complete with 21 full page aquatints.
Octavo, xvi, 254pp, [1]. Three quarter calf, pebbled cloth boards. Five raised bands to spine, with title in gilt. Speckled edges. No additional printings listed. Slight bow to text block, light wear to corners, faint offsetting to leaves opposite plates. Page 231 incorrectly placed opposite plate on 226. Errata at rear. Complete with twenty-one full page aquatints, all with tissue guards. All plates with light soiling and general toning. (Lowndes 1163-4) From the University of Cincinnati Robert S. Marx Law Library, with stamps to title page, bookplate on front endpaper, and label affixed to front cover. A scarce title.
