| General Notes | 1870 Cambridge - Views of Colleges & Halls. Nelson and Sons. Good.
On offer: "Views of Cambridge.". Published by Nelson and Sons, London. 12 coloured views
DATE PRINTED: c.1870. Dated from the company, style and subjects.
DESCRIPTION: First edition. Lightly embossed & decorated green soft paper covers. Physically: 12 pages of Views. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. No index to plates so unclear whether this is complete. Views are noted below:
King's College Cambridge; View of Cambridge from Castle Hill showing Kings, New Buildings St Johns, St Mary's Church, Trinity church and St Clement's church; Interior of King's College Chapel, Cambridge; Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge; Old Court of Trinity College Cambridge; New Buildings St John's College Cambridge; Emmanuel College Cambridge; Jesus College Cambridge; Corpus Christi College Cambridge; Clare College Cambridge; Christ's College Cambridge; Senate House Cambridge.
CONDITION: Disbound. Covers worn and minor marking but internally very good. Not ex-library.
BACKGROUND: Thomas Nelson, Sr. founded the shop that bears his name in Edinburgh in 1798, originally as a second-hand bookshop at 2 West Bow, just off the city's Grassmarket, recognizing a ready market for inexpensive, standard editions of non-copyright works which he attempted to satisfy by publishing reprints of classics. By 1822 the shop had moved to 9 West Bow plus a second shop had opened at 230 High Street, on the Royal Mile. In 1835 the shop became a company, first as Thomas Nelson & Son when William joined, and in 1839 became Thomas Nelson & Sons when Thomas Jr. entered the business. |