| General Notes | c.1820 Watts SEATS OF NOBILITY & GENTRY England Scotland VIEWS Binding 84 Plates
Description
The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, in England and Scotland,
Being a collection of the most Interesting and Picturesque Views,
Engraved by W. Watts,
from Drawings by hte most eminent artists with Descriptions of each view.
London. circa 1820. Printed by Howlett and Brimmer.
Size: 28cm by 20cm
84 plates, each accompanied by one leaf of descriptive text.
Condition notes: Fine olive green leather binding with gilt title and elaborate decoration to spine. Boards with blind tooled decorations and elaborate gilt borders. All edges gilt, inner dentelles. Pages with 84 engraved plates, each with one leaf of description. Some mostly marginal age toning, otherwise pages and plates are generally clean as shown. |