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Select Views of London: With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of Its Public Buildings by PAPWORTH, JOHN B - 1816

by PAPWORTH, JOHN B

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Select Views of London: With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of Its Public Buildings by PAPWORTH, JOHN B - 1816

Select Views of London: With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of Its Public Buildings

by PAPWORTH, JOHN B

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London: R. Ackermann ., 1816. 4to, later 19th century full scarlet morocco by Riviere; triple fillet panels, marbled endpapers with inner dentelles gilt, spine with raised bands and gilt-ornamented compartments, all edges gilt. Expert hinge repair with custom-dyed Japanese paper. Mild offsetting of plates onto text. Plates bright and clean. With 76 hand-colored aquatint plates including five folding panoramas. Abbey, Scenery 217 notes two issues: no priority but copies with Papworth's name on title as in this copy are somewhat scarcer.. Full Morocco.. Fine.. 4to.
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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Fine.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher R. Ackermann .
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1816
  • Keywords ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE DESIGN LONDON ARCHITECTURE, BRITISH LONDON, VIEWS OF REGENCY, COLOR PLATE
  • Size 4to

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Select Views of London; With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of its Public Buildings

by PAPWORTH John B. [Buonarotti] 1775-1847

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London: 101, Strand: R. Ackermann [Rudolph] 1764-1834, 1816. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. PAPWORTH John B. First Edition in book form of "one of the great books of London," collecting a series of architectural notes describing contemporary London First edition, 11816, in crimson morocco by Riviere, gilt edge tooling. Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [6] intro, [2] pl list, [1], 2-159 pp, 76 hand-colored aquatint or engraved plates (5 folding), plates clean and bright, a.e.g., gilt tooling to board edges & turn ins, binders stamp to fpd, marbled endpapers, upper joint repaired, with Japan paper repair to hinge. (253*176 mm). ( Tooley 361. Abbey, Scenery 217 - noting 2 issues, this being the slightly rarer issue with Papworth's name on the title page). The architect John Papworth, who adopted the middle name "Buonarotti" around 1815, was a founding member of the Royal… Read More
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