Author: Frederick Ferguson
Title: The Continental Landscape Annual of European Scenery Edited by Frederick Ferguson, Esq. Illustrated by Numerous Highly-Finished Engravings
Description: London, H. Riley . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this illustrated work on European scenery. A scarce first edition of "The Continental Landscape Annual of European Scenery", edited by Frederick Ferguson. A charming work on scenes of interest on the European Continent, including Mantua, Gottingen, Madrid, Venice, and more. The names of most subjects have been omitted, "for the sake of affording travellers and others acquainted with the places the pleasure of recognising them". Illustrated with a frontispiece and five full plates. (Copy we have already does say frontispiece and six plates but I have checked and this copy has frontispiece and five plates).   Undated, dated using Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.  In a full cloth binding with decoration to the boards and gilt stamping to the spine. Externally, generally smart. Some light bumping to the extremities. The head of the spine is detaching. Hinges are starting. Previous owner"s have signed and stamped second endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Some light marking to some pages. Otherwise pages are bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Keywords: Europe Illustrated Travel Scenery Illustrated Not Stated


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