WATTS, William (1752-1851). The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in a Collection of the most interesting & Picturesque Views. [London:] W. Watts, 1779. Oblong 4° (226 x 290mm). Engraved title and 75 plates only (of 84, lacking plate numbers 29-32 and 77-81, plate 3 creased and soiled at margins and partially detached, a few plates spotted and stained, 3 plates with heavier stain at corner). Contemporary paper boards (worn). Provenance: R. R. Dobell, Beauvoir Manor [Quebec], and thence by descent. Lowndes VII, 2850; Upcott xxxiii.