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BOYDELL, John & Josiah. An History of the River Thames. London: by W. Bulmer & Co. for J & J Boydell, 1794-1796 [one plate watermarked 1808].
2 volumes, 2° (425 x 320mm.), engraved frontispiece, 3 printed titles, large engraved map on 2 folding sheets (one bound in each volume) and 76 hand-coloured aquatint plates with grey wash borders by J. C. Stadler after J. Farington, including 3 double-page (without general titles and dedication to George III; occasional light spotting mainly affecting a few text leaves). Scarlet half morocco gilt, t.e.g. by Bayntun.
Late issue, as usual without the general title-pages An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain, but with an additional printed title in volume I Views and Scenery on the River Thames and Parts Adjacent. Abbey Scenery 432; Tooley 102. (2)
2 volumes, 2° (425 x 320mm.), engraved frontispiece, 3 printed titles, large engraved map on 2 folding sheets (one bound in each volume) and 76 hand-coloured aquatint plates with grey wash borders by J. C. Stadler after J. Farington, including 3 double-page (without general titles and dedication to George III; occasional light spotting mainly affecting a few text leaves). Scarlet half morocco gilt, t.e.g. by Bayntun.
Late issue, as usual without the general title-pages An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain, but with an additional printed title in volume I Views and Scenery on the River Thames and Parts Adjacent. Abbey Scenery 432; Tooley 102. (2)