Author: (ROWLANDSON, Thomas) ENGELBACH, Lewis
Title: Naples and the Campagna Felice in a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Friend in England, in 1802
Description: London, R. Ackermann, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (5-3/4" x 9-1/2") in 20th century half blue morocco leather and blue cloth boards with matching corners and a gilt-lettered spine with five raised bands, marbled endpapers; 400, [12] pages. A collection of 20 letters written by the author while traveling in Italy containing descriptions of the scenery and society. Illustrated with an engraved hand-colored title, a hand-colored folding map, and 16 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson. Laid in is an old catalog description for this copy from Myers & Co. Catalog 382 with their small bookseller ticket at the bottom of the front pastedown. Ill.: Thomas Rowlandson. Slight offsetting to the text pages opposite the plates. Close to Fine .

Keywords: Fine Bindings, Illustrators, Thomas Rowlandson, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Limited, Literature: English, Naples, Italy, Travel Thomas Rowlandson Literature: English Thomas Rowlandson Illustrated Books Italy


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