![LYSONS, Daniel (1762-1834). The Environs of London: being an Historical Account of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, within Twelve Miles of that Capital. London: by A. Strahan for T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1796 [but 1791]-1800. 4 volumes, 4° (341 x 267mm). With extra plates from Supplement to the First Edition of the Historical Account of the Environs of London bound in as called for in the lists of the plates and Upcott, together 4 engraved titles and dedication with hand-coloured vignettes, and 63 engraved plates, portraits and maps, all but a few hand-coloured, advertisement leaf at end of vol. IV (some spotting, light off-setting);](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2006/CSK/2006_CSK_04071_0448_000(115452).jpg?w=1)
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LYSONS, Daniel (1762-1834). The Environs of London: being an Historical Account of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, within Twelve Miles of that Capital. London: by A. Strahan for T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1796 [but 1791]-1800. 4 volumes, 4° (341 x 267mm). With extra plates from Supplement to the First Edition of the Historical Account of the Environs of London bound in as called for in the lists of the plates and Upcott, together 4 engraved titles and dedication with hand-coloured vignettes, and 63 engraved plates, portraits and maps, all but a few hand-coloured, advertisement leaf at end of vol. IV (some spotting, light off-setting);
An Historical Account of those Parishes in the County of Middlesex, which are not described in the Environs of London. London: 1800. 4° (341 x 267mm). Engraved title, and 16 engraved plates, advertisement leaf (some foxing). 2 works uniformly bound in early 19th-century blue straight-grained morocco gilt, gilt turn-ins with Greek key pattern, gilt edges (lightly discoloured, joints and edges somewhat scuffed). Provenance: Hermann Marx (bookplate; his sale, Christie's, 23 June 1976, lot 72).
A FINE LARGE PAPER SET, HANDSOMELY BOUND, OF THIS 'VERY CONSIDERABLE ANTIQUARIAN ACHIEVEMENT' (DNB). This topographical account of the parishes of Surrey, Kent, Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex was dedicated to Horace Walpole, a close friend and keen correspondent of Daniel Lysons and his brother and collaborator, Samuel. Walpole nicknamed Daniel 'Stumpity' or 'Stumpety Stump', perhaps a reference to a limp or to his incessant toil and travels, this born out by a contemporary recounting that he 'spent seven hours up to his knees in water in the vaults of Stepney Church copying epitaphs'. Such scrupulousness matched a very considerable scholarly and artistic talent and ensured 'his documented accounts corrected those of earlier antiquaries who had relied on folk memories, and set the standard for successors, including the Victoria History of the Counties of England' (DNB). Lowndes 1423; Upcott II 914-920, 922-923. (5)
An Historical Account of those Parishes in the County of Middlesex, which are not described in the Environs of London. London: 1800. 4° (341 x 267mm). Engraved title, and 16 engraved plates, advertisement leaf (some foxing). 2 works uniformly bound in early 19th-century blue straight-grained morocco gilt, gilt turn-ins with Greek key pattern, gilt edges (lightly discoloured, joints and edges somewhat scuffed). Provenance: Hermann Marx (bookplate; his sale, Christie's, 23 June 1976, lot 72).
A FINE LARGE PAPER SET, HANDSOMELY BOUND, OF THIS 'VERY CONSIDERABLE ANTIQUARIAN ACHIEVEMENT' (DNB). This topographical account of the parishes of Surrey, Kent, Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex was dedicated to Horace Walpole, a close friend and keen correspondent of Daniel Lysons and his brother and collaborator, Samuel. Walpole nicknamed Daniel 'Stumpity' or 'Stumpety Stump', perhaps a reference to a limp or to his incessant toil and travels, this born out by a contemporary recounting that he 'spent seven hours up to his knees in water in the vaults of Stepney Church copying epitaphs'. Such scrupulousness matched a very considerable scholarly and artistic talent and ensured 'his documented accounts corrected those of earlier antiquaries who had relied on folk memories, and set the standard for successors, including the Victoria History of the Counties of England' (DNB). Lowndes 1423; Upcott II 914-920, 922-923. (5)
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