The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales

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1st ed, later issue, circa 1822, (plates with imprints and signatures removed), uncut, 36 leaves, 2 title pages and 2 leaves of descriptive text for each plate (titles and text in both English and French - the French text in double columns) 18 hand coloured aquatint plates, text watermarked 1822. Contemporary half blue morocco over blue marbled boards, corners & edges lightly bumped & worn. Black morocco reback and corners, old spine laid down, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, edges worn. Internally, hinges strengthened, some spotting to verso of tp. The marbled paper along leading edge of both covers has been replaced with similar in times past. But a very good copy. (Folio, 330*495 cms). First issue copies contain a signature and imprint underneath each plate and watermarks no later than 1805. However copies exist with plates watermarked as late as 1824. The 1824 copies contain a completely reset text (in contrast our text matches that of the first edition) and an engraved title page supplied by the publisher from left over copies of Loutherbourg's completely separate earlier work Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain (London R Bowyer 1801 & reissued 1808). Both the English & French text leaves are watermarked 1822. Abbey 10?. Title continues: From drawings made expressly for this undertaking by PJ de Loutherbourg. With Historical and descriptive accounts of the several places of which views are given. Engraved by William Pickett and coloured by John Clark. Loutherbourg, landscape painter and scene designer. See ODNB for a full Bio.