| General Notes | Picturesque Views on the River Thames
From its source in Gloucestershire to the Nore With Observations
On the public buildings and other works of art in its vicinity.
In Two volumes By Samuel Ireland 1792
With Aqua Tint titles, 52 plates and 2 maps
The second of Irelands delightfully illustrated topographical works. Samuel Ireland (17 ?-1800) was one of the most successful artists who devoted himself to the career of topographic print-making. In the ten years between 1790 and 1800 he brought out six books of views, containing in all some two hundred and eighty plates, all aquatinted by himself after his own drawings. Originally a Spitalfields weaver, he began his artistic career as a copier of prints and a dealer in them, and in 1760 gained a medal from the Society of Arts.
**London: Published by T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall. MDCCXCII. Two vol set. 4to. Contemporary worn calf [with condition issues, see report below] Measuring: 24cm x 17.5cm. With Aqua Tint Title page, map and 27 Tinted plates to vol 1 and with Aqua Tint Title page, map and 25 Tinted plates to vol 2. Pagination: [3], vi-xvi, 209, viii, 258pp.**
Condition: See photos as part of condition report: Bindings in poor condition, lacking the back board to vol 1. All joints cracked with the rest of the boards detached. Text block split to vol 2. Spines scuffed, chipped and worn, extremities rubbed. Lacking half title to vol 1 the rest of the pages and plates are present. Lacking some of the plates tissue guards, other torn. Occasional closed tears to the margins, pages with marks, occasional spotting and browning. A set in need of restoration. |