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LONDON - HUTTON, Lawrence. Literary Landmarks of London revised and enlarged. Special copy with additional illustrations. London: 1882 [but c.1892].
One volume bound in three, 4° (255 x 200mm). Specially printed letterpress titles, 8° text extended to size. The original plates replaced and EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 375 additional illustrations (150 views [8 coloured, 123 mounted to size]; 182 portraits [4 coloured, 154 mounted to size]; 30 original manuscript items; 5 plates; 3 printed ephemeral items; one watercolour). Contemporary dark blue morocco gilt, covers panelled with arms of the city of London, spines in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and third, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges. Provenance. Frederick William Bois (bookplate).
A finely presented extra-illustrated work on London, with an interesting selection of autograph material, including autograph letters signed by David GARRICK, in French, making an appointment and complaining of the gout (minor tears and staining), William GODWIN (some tears and discolouration), Anthony TROLLOPE, Edward Landseer, George Colman, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Letitia Elizabeth Landon and others, and cut signatures of Thomas Carlyle, George Cruikshank, John Everett Millais and others. (3)
One volume bound in three, 4° (255 x 200mm). Specially printed letterpress titles, 8° text extended to size. The original plates replaced and EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 375 additional illustrations (150 views [8 coloured, 123 mounted to size]; 182 portraits [4 coloured, 154 mounted to size]; 30 original manuscript items; 5 plates; 3 printed ephemeral items; one watercolour). Contemporary dark blue morocco gilt, covers panelled with arms of the city of London, spines in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and third, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges. Provenance. Frederick William Bois (bookplate).
A finely presented extra-illustrated work on London, with an interesting selection of autograph material, including autograph letters signed by David GARRICK, in French, making an appointment and complaining of the gout (minor tears and staining), William GODWIN (some tears and discolouration), Anthony TROLLOPE, Edward Landseer, George Colman, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Letitia Elizabeth Landon and others, and cut signatures of Thomas Carlyle, George Cruikshank, John Everett Millais and others. (3)
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