The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in Great Britain and Wales in a collection of Select Views, From Pictures and Drawings by the most Eminent Artists. With Descriptions of each View

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In contemporary half red morocco, over worn marbled boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Worn spine, faded gilt tooling & titles, edges bumped, some cracks. Internally, engraved title page, list of contents followed by 63 B&W pls each with a leaf of descriptive text, crease to final text leaf, front hinge cracked, some light offsetting, some faint edge browning, the occasional marginal spot & crease, evidence of book plate removal to fpd. But a Very Good example. (263*208 mm). In summary, Angus's The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry is one of the most significant illustrated surveys of Britain's great country houses, combining artistic excellence with valuable architectural and historical documentation.