A picturesque tour of the English lakes: containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire......

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A Wonderful Large Paper example. First edition, one of 100 large paper copies, large quarto, vi, [2, contents and pl list], 288 pp, hand coloured vignette title and forty eight superb hand coloured aquatint plates of rural views, plates with Whatman watermark of 1819/20. In contemporary half brown calf over green cloth, expertly rebacked to style with raised bands, gilt decorated compartments and the original morocco gilt lettered label, marbled endpapers, minor foxing to preliminaries, small neat repaired marginal tear to 202 (not affecting any text), marginal stain to p257 (text leaf, not affecting lettering). Overall, an excellent copy. (352*286 mm). (Tooley 219. Abbey Scenery 192. Prideaux p336. Martin-Hardie p108/9. Bobins 644). This spectacular work was the fruit of a two year sojourn by Fielding & Walton in the Lake District. This reflected in the detailed descriptions of all aspects of life in the area, depicting the scenery, history, antiquities, customs and habits of the local people, described in the preface as 'combining a judicious selection from the labours of former writers, and extracts from admired poets, with much new and original material. Title continues: with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c. &c., illustrated with forty-eight coloured views