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A new picture of the Isle of Wight : illustrated with thirty-six plates of the most beautiful and interesting views throughout the island, in imitation of the original sketches, drawn and engraved
by COOKE, William Bernard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
1813 Picture of Isle of Wight England Geography MAP Illustrated Landscapes Cooke
A beautifully illustrated early 19th-century history of the Isle of Wight. This work includes 36 impressive, full-page engravings from William Bernard Cooke – views of the island, natural landscapes, architecture and castles, as well as a double-page map of the island itself. The illustrations are interspersed throughout detailed descriptions and history of the island.
Item number: #12193
Price: $499
COOKE, William Bernard
A new picture of the Isle of Wight : illustrated with thirty-six plates of the most beautiful and interesting views throughout the island, in imitation of the original sketches, drawn and engraved
Southampton : Printed by and for T. Baker, and for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1813.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xiv, 158, [4]
o 37 engraved plates
· Provenance: Bookplate – George Coventry
o George William Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry (1784 – 1843), styled Viscount Deerhurst from 1809 to 1831, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12193
- Title
- A new picture of the Isle of Wight : illustrated with thirty-six plates of the most beautiful and interesting views throughout the island, in imitation of the original sketches, drawn and engraved
- Author
- COOKE, William Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- by and for T. Baker, and for Sherwood, Neely and Jones
- Place of Publication
- Southampton
- Date Published
- 1813
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1813 Picture of Isle of Wight England Geography MAP Illustrated Landscapes Cookerare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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