British Castles; Or, A Compendious History of the Ancient Military Structures of Great Britain. Illustrated by Numerous Views of Some of the Most Interesting Castles in Great Britain FIELDING TH [Theodore Henry] 1781-1851 Publisher: Howlett and Brimmer Publish Year: 1825 Publish Place: London: Frith Street, Soho Square Illustrator: FIELDING TH Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007634 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £850.00 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 25 Hand coloured views of British Castles First edition, later issue, VG, oblong modern oblong, half calf over grey boards, some gilt tooling, original red calf label with gilt tooling & titles. Spine gilt tooling, no titles. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi) only, [1], 2-72 pp, [1], 25 pls (hand coloured), each plate accompanied by thick paper guard and a leaf of descriptive text, plates dated 1823, text leaves watermarked 1824, plates watermarked 1822 or 1827, well coloured, new grey endpapers, occasional light edge browning, book label to fpd (JW Williamson, also evidence of book label removal). (207*264 mm). (Abbey Scenery 20; Tooley 214).
