Author: TOMBLESON, W[illiam] & FEARNSIDE, W[illiam] G[ray] (editor)
Title: Tombleson's Views of the Rhine and Views of the Upper Rhine
Description: London, W. Tombleson and Company, 1832. First Edition. Hardcover. Two small quarto (6" x 9-1/2") volumes bound in polished black calf with gilt-decorated and lettered spines. Illustrated with 2 engraved title pages and 137 fine steel-engraved views as well as a long (45"!) folding panoramic map of the Rhine from Cologne to Mainz in the first volume and a large folding color map of the Upper Rhine in the second volume. Ill.: W. Tombleson. Occasional scattered foxing, but plates mostly bright and clean; one map with two-inch closed tear. Bindings rather worn with some losses to the spine of one volume; joints rubbed but covers secure. Overall Very Good .

Keywords: Travel, Rivers, Rhine, Germany, Illustrated Books, Steel Engravings, 19th Century W. Tombleson Illustrated Books Germany Steel Engravings Travel


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