Six Picturesque Views in North Wales, Engraved in Aquatinta by Alken, from Drawings made on the spot: With Poetical Reflections on Leaving That Country:

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Six Superb Aquatinta Views by Broughton and Alken In quarter calf over marbled boards, some gilt tooling. Spine, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, [5], 6-32 pp, 6 pls, new endpapers, plates & text leaves very clean. Plates dated 1801, but watermarked 1796, text leaves watermarked [17]97. (Broughton published 4 Picturesque view in North Wales in 1798 - possibly the publication titled 6 Picturesque Views used some of the plates and text block from that edition?). (286*222). (Graesse 548. Abbey 519). Views are: Fall of the River Machno. Pont y Pair. Conway Castle. Pulpit of Hugh Llwyd. Pont y Glynn & Bedgelert Church. A very good copy of an uncommon title.