The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales, The romantic and picturesque scenery of England and Wales from drawings made expressly for this undertaking by P.J. de Loutherbourg : with historical and descriptive accounts of the several places of which views are given. LOUTHERBOURG P.J. De [Philippe-Jacques] 1740-1812 Publisher: Robert Bowyer Publish Year: 1805 Publish Place: London: at the Historic Gallery, Pall Mall Illustrator: LOUTHERBOURG P.J. De Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007661 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Near Fine Size: Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £1,250 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 18 STUNNING HAND COLOURED VIEWS First edition, first issue, i.e. without the frontispiece which appears in the second issue, folio, two titles and 36 ff text, all in English and French, eighteen coloured aquatint plates watermarked J. Whatman 1801 / 1805, half calf over green marbled boards, spine with gilt and blind tooling, gilt titles, engraved by William Pickett, and coloured by John Clark, green marbled endpapers. (467*332 mm). (Tooley 306. Abbey Scenery 9. Bobins 678). Peter Bicknell writes that this is the first time the word 'romantic' appears together with the word 'picturesque' in the title of a book!
