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PYNE, WILLIAM HENRY. The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. London: A. Dry 1819 [plates watermarked 1811 to 1818]. 3 vols., large 4to, 407 x 318 mm. (16 1/16 x 12½ in.), slightly later diced russia gilt, g.e. by J. Mackenzie, rebacked and board edges renewed with brown morocco gilt, but corners bruised, quires O through S foxed in vol. 1 not affecting plates. LARGE PAPER, 100 colored aquatint plates by W.J. Bennett, D. Havell, R. Reeve, T. Sutherland and others after R. Cattermole, J. Stephanoff, W. Westall, C. Wild and others. Abbey Scenery 396 (ordinary paper); Ray England 42; Tooley 389.

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PYNE, WILLIAM HENRY. The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. London: A. Dry 1819 [plates watermarked 1811 to 1818]. 3 vols., large 4to, 407 x 318 mm. (16 1/16 x 12½ in.), slightly later diced russia gilt, g.e. by J. Mackenzie, rebacked and board edges renewed with brown morocco gilt, but corners bruised, quires O through S foxed in vol. 1 not affecting plates. LARGE PAPER, 100 colored aquatint plates by W.J. Bennett, D. Havell, R. Reeve, T. Sutherland and others after R. Cattermole, J. Stephanoff, W. Westall, C. Wild and others. Abbey Scenery 396 (ordinary paper); Ray England 42; Tooley 389.

Large-paper copies exhibit superior handcoloring and the coloring of this set is of a particularly high standard. Additionally, this set contains 20 uncolored plates from the ordinary paper issue, before letters and with captions added in pencil. These plates are as follows (numeration in accordance with Abbey):

Volume I
10 - The Queen's Drawing Room Windsor Castle
12 - The King's Closet Windsor Castle
13 - The King's Dressing Room Windsor Castle
14 - The King's Old State Bed Chamber Windsor Castle
16 - Queen Ann's Bed Windsor Castle
20 - St. George's Hall Windsor Castle

Volume II
42 - Queen Mary's State Bed Chamber Hampton Court
58 - Presence Chamber Kensington
59 - Queen Carolines Drawing Room Kensington Palace
64 - The Cupola Room Kensington Palace
65 - Kings Great Drawing Room Kensington Palace
66 - The King's Gallery Kensington Palace

Volume III
70 - Guard Chamber St. James's
71 - The King's Presence Chamber St. James's
72 - The Queens Levee Room St. James's
74 - The German Chapel St. James's Palace
76 - The Queen's Library St. James's
84 - Crimson Drawing Room Carlton House
87 - Ante Chamber Carlton House
92 - The Blue Velvet Room Carlton House

Provenance: George Fox Steedman and Carrie Robb Howard, bookplate dated 1903 with ink inscription: "C.H.S. from GFS" dated 8 September 1928. (3)