[Rarebooks] FS: Batty's GERMAN SCENERY, 1823, with fine steel-engraved views

[Charles Agvent]

BATTY, Captain. GERMAN SCENERY FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN 1820, BY CAPTAIN 
BATTY OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS. London: Rodwell & Martin, 1823. First 
Edition. Quarto (7-1/4" x 10-3/4") bound in half green morocco with 
morocco corners and marbled boards. Complete, illustrated with an 
engraved title page, an engraved full-page vignette, and 60 fine 
steel-engraved views. A few plates with large spots of foxing though not 
very dark, all tissue guards present. Old library bookplate on front 
pastedown, marked withdrawn, and a small paper label on the spine: no 
stamps or markings on text or plates. A few pages with some mild 
nibbling at the very top not affecting any text or plates. Hinges rubbed 
but binding strong and secure. Very Good with most plates bright and 
clean.         $2,000.00

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