ROWLANDSON, Thomas. Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, Infantry & Cavalry, in their respective Uniforms. Representing the whole of the Manual, Platoon, & Funeral Exercise, [London: Ackermann, 1798-99]. Large 4, hand-coloured engraved title and 86 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Rowlandson, many heightened with gold and silver (lacking Preface, List of Subscribers and Contents, and Descriptive texts to plates, title soiled, some residual offsetting of text to plates, occasional spotting, "Surrey Yeomanry" torn and repaired, light paper discolouration), contemporary bottle-green calf gilt (rubbed and extremities scuffed), spine gilt in compartments, brown morocco lettering piece, g.e., armorial bookplate of Arthur Saxby Barham. Abbey Life 379; Colas 2586: "Cette suite est trs rare complte; les coloris en sont fort beaux et rehausss d'or." See colour illustration on the back cover of this catalogue.

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ROWLANDSON, Thomas. Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, Infantry & Cavalry, in their respective Uniforms. Representing the whole of the Manual, Platoon, & Funeral Exercise, [London: Ackermann, 1798-99]. Large 4, hand-coloured engraved title and 86 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Rowlandson, many heightened with gold and silver (lacking Preface, List of Subscribers and Contents, and Descriptive texts to plates, title soiled, some residual offsetting of text to plates, occasional spotting, "Surrey Yeomanry" torn and repaired, light paper discolouration), contemporary bottle-green calf gilt (rubbed and extremities scuffed), spine gilt in compartments, brown morocco lettering piece, g.e., armorial bookplate of Arthur Saxby Barham. Abbey Life 379; Colas 2586: "Cette suite est trs rare complte; les coloris en sont fort beaux et rehausss d'or."

See colour illustration on the back cover of this catalogue.

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