Prout's Microcosm. The Artist's Sketch-Book of Groups of Figures, Shipping, And other Picturesque Objects

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With twenty four lithographed plates First edition, in embossed gilt printed worn brown cloth, corners worn. Spine, gilt tooling & title, edges bumped. Internally, 4 pp (title intro), followed by 24 numbered lithographed plates, each with a guard, hinges cracked, corner edges a little chipped, occasional spot, book label to fpd (Keswick 1875). There was another edition in 1881. (374*268 mm). Views of Waterfront life, peasant costume, with commercial activity and trades also depicted. Handcarts, coaches, fishing vessels and lighters in great abundance. Many of these charming views reveal details of waterfront engineering, with docks, piers, wharves and water's edge buildings. Plate 22 depicts the salvage of a wrecked ship.