| General Notes | Delineations of Gloucestershire;
Being Views of the Principal Seats of Nobility & Gentry;
And Other Objects of Prominent Interest in That County.
In One Volume.
The Plates engraved by J. & H. S. Storer, from their own Original Drawings, The historical and descriptive Notices, by J. N. Brwer, Esq. M. R. I. A.
London 1825
With All 48 Steel Engraved Plates on India Paper
Scarce UK Topography
**28.5cm x 21.6cm. Pagination: Engraved title, title, vi [2], 202pp with additional Engraved Title and all 48 Steel Engraved plates. With the original Half marbled boards with a morocco rebound spine, five bands, gilt bands and titles.**
The Contents/Book spirit not chapters dealing with each area, each town with text and one to three plates each.
Contents Include: Gloucester - Badminton - Dodington - Spring Park - Gatcomb - Redland Court - Cirencester (2 plates) - Oakley House - The Abbey House, Cirencester - Rendcombe - Kings Weston - Barnsley Park - Frampton Court - Williamstrip - Bowden Hall - Matson House - Cerney House - Cotswold House - Colesborne House - Blaise Castle - Cote House- Fairford Church - Flaxley Abbey - Thornbury Castle - Thornbury Church - The Ridge - Highnam Court - Prinknash Park - Hempstead - Duntesbourne Abbots - Chevenage House - Berkeley Castle (2 plates) - Cleve hill - Boxwell Court -Alderley House - Bristol (2 views) - Stoke Bishop - High Grove - Newark Park - Hillfield - Eastington House - Browns hill - Brimscombe Port
Author: J. &. H. S. Storer, J. N. Brewer, Esq.
Publisher: London: Published by Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, Paternoster Row
Edition: 1825 (dated [1824] to the engraved title, First Edition
Condition: Please see the photographs as part of the condition report: As stated the original publishers boards, with a later rebound morocco spine. Binding remains firm, corners of the boards lightly scuffed, the edges lightly chipped. All pallets and pages present, later endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate to the front pastedown, text block tight, All tissue guards present, Text pages occasionally toned to the margins, light foxing and posting to the plates with occasional spotting to the text.
|