[Rarebooks] FS: FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COLOUR PLATE BOOK ON BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY

[Charles Agvent]

 From our new catalog of 85 new arrivals. We posted an incorrect link 
yesterday.  Here is the correct one:

https://www.charlesagvent.com/agvent/images/pdfs/SPRING19.pdf


AYTON, Richard. A VOYAGE ROUND GREAT BRITAIN, UNDERTAKEN IN THE SUMMER 
OF THE YEAR 1813, AND COMMENCING FROM THE LAND'S-END, CORNWALL ... WITH 
A SERIES OF VIEWS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE CHARACTER AND PROMINENT FEATURES 
OF THE COAST. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814-1825. 
First Edition. Complete in 8 folio (10-1/4" x 14-1/4") volumes 
handsomely bound in 6 volumes in later 19th century deep-green morocco 
leather with gilt rules, heavily gilt-decorated spines with contrasting 
gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, 
all edges gilt. Illustrated with 308 lovely hand-colored aquatint plates 
by and after William Daniell on heavy stock and an uncolored aquatint 
dedication plate in the first volume; without the additional uncolored 
stipple-engraving of "Kemaes Head, Pembrokshire" and map found in some 
copies. From the introduction: "While the inland counties of England had 
been so hackneyed by travellers ... the coast has hitherto been most 
unaccountably neglected, and, if we except a few fashionable 
watering-places, is entirely unknown to the public ... It is the design, 
therefore, of the following voyage, minutely to describe the whole coast 
round Great Britain." A monumental work with stunning views unsurpassed 
both in delicacy of drawing and tinting. Contents with occasional light 
foxing (primarily to text leaves facing plates but slightly affecting a 
few plates) and some offsetting from plates, else clean. All bindings 
quite solid and attractive, some light rubbing or scuffing to some 
hinges and edges or corners, one volume with small tear at base of 
spine, a few small scuffs and similar minor blemishes. A clean and 
handsome set in nicely preserved bindings, Near Fine.

Abbey, SCENERY 16; Prideaux page 326: "Such a succession of beautiful 
plates is scarcely to be found elsewhere and they are unsurpassed both 
in delicacy of drawing and tinting"; Tooley 177: "FIRST EDITION OF THE 
MOST IMPORTANT COLOUR PLATE BOOK ON BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY." (#019235)    
     $20,000.00

https://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/019235.html

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