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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Switzerland. Illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by W. H. Bartlett. [With a map.] VOL. II.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Switzerland. Illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by W. H. Bartlett. [With a map.] VOL. I.

Paperback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

George Virtue, 1836. 1st edn. Vol I only. Tall 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered faux black morocco (worn at bottom edge of lower board, stained at top corner of half title and some other front endpapers, spotted in places). Pp. iv + 188, illus with b&w plates and folding map (previous owner's neat 1837 inscription on front free endpaper).

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Ivy Lane, London: Geo Virtue 1793?-1868, 1835. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. WH Bartlett (William Henry 1809-1854). G, 1st ed, 1835, 37 pls. In contemporary, dark green decorative cloth, a little worn and bumped at corners and edges, some marks to both top and bottom covers. Spine has tooling and title in gilt, joints cracked at head and tail, edges bumped and chipped. Internally, yellow endpapers, small bookseller label to fpd, engraved title with vignette a little loose, some browning and foxing as is normal with this title, 116 pp (only), 37 pls, (of 37, steel), most plates are tissue guarded, note at base says a second volume will be ready for delivery on the 1st of September, 1835, dated March 1835, plates dated 1834 & 1835, some foxing & light browning to a few edges, end page has 2 small pieces missing at head. Issued in part to become 3 volumes in 1836. Beattie, physician and poet. See ODNB for a full Bio. (Allibone 135)

London: George Virtue, 1836. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 11" by 8.5". W.H. Bartlett. Volume I from this collection of beautiful engravings created expressly for this work by British artist W.H. Bartlett. A lovely series of engravings by nineteenth-century British artist William Henry Bartlett, created expressly for this work on Switzerland.Written by William Beattie.Volume I only.The first edition of this work. Bartlett's primary concern was to render 'lively impressions of actual sights'. Many views contain some ruin or element of the past including many scenes of churches, abbeys, cathedrals and castles, and Nathaniel Parker Willis described Bartlett's talent thus: 'Bartlett could select his point of view so as to bring prominently into his sketch the castle or the cathedral, which history or antiquity had allowed'.Beautifully illustrated throughout with fifty seven engraved plates. Collated and complete. In full cloth binding. Externally, some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the… Read More

London: George Virtue, 1836 Book. Illus. by Bartlett, W. H.. Good. Full-Leather. Good Vol 2 only; full leather with 4 raided bands, red & gilt lettering on spine; all extremities are rubbed; moderate foxing to edges of pages/plates, but text block is otherwise clean & tight; gift inscription dated July 20, 1843 on ffep; all plates & maps present.

British Library, Historical Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

British Library, Historical Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London:: George Virtue,, 1836.. full dark blue calf; gilt armorial emblem on each front panel; gilt spines with raised bands; all edges marbled.. Slight foxing to a few pages at the beginning and end of each volume; a few tiny scuffs to the bindings; both volumes tight and sound.. 4to,. Added illustrated title page (foxed) in each volume; illustrated throughout from engravings..

London.: George Virtue., 1836. 152pp, additional engraved title page (detached), folding map, 49 engraved plates (with tissue guards) by W. H. Bartlett. Period three quarter leather binding & marbelled boards. Firm binding with slight edge wear, rubbing & scuff marks. Internally, joint has cracked at the title page but remains firm, pages and plates are generally clean with occasional light spotting.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

London: George Virtue, 1836. First Edition. Leather. Good. Illustrated. Author was a Medical Doctor graduate from the University of Edinburgh and member of the Royal College of Physicians in London. Full leather/ Raised bands. Gold gilt lettering on spine. Corners and board edges worn. Heavy damp-staining on binding and text. Decorated end papers. 152pp. Full refund if not satisfied.

London: Virtue & Co, 1836. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Bartlett, W. H. Esq.. Volume II only of the two-volume set, 49 full page engraved plates by W H. Bartlett (all the plates were included in Volume II) and gatefold map, all edges gilt. Text block Very Good condition.Text has some foxing on sheets separating plates from text; all plates are clean and without foxing. Previous owner's name on front pastedown and free endpage, front cover disengaged from binding, cover cloth partially sunned, edges worn and frayed. ; Vol. II Only; 9 x 11

London: Geo Virtue. G. 1835. Whoever has travelled much and compared the various attactions presented to him in the course of his pereginations will . generally be found to admit that if there be any country which merist more attention than the rest, that counry is Switzerland. full leather with impressed gilt decoration. foxing, small tears to top and bottom of front spine but book is tight and clean otherwise. .

London : George Virtue, 1836 . Leather. Very Good. 10.5" by 8.5". W. H. Bartlett. An illustrated guide of Switzerland with William Beattie. A later edition, with the first edition published in 1834.Volume one of Switzerland.  This volume contains a series of views of picturesque Switzerland, expressly for this work. The views are illustrated by W. H. Bartlett and the text by William Beattie. With an engraved title page and fifty-eight plates. Collated, complete. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for Walter J. H. Jones Esquire. In half leather with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards and extremities and some rubbing to the leather to the rear board and joints. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for Walter J. H. Jones Esquire. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages with some scattered spots mainly concentrated to the first and last few pages. Very Good