Poetical Sketches of Scarborough Illustrated by Twenty-One Engravings of Humourous Subjects, Coloured From Original Designs
London: R. Ackermann, 1813. First edition. leather_bound. 215 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Twenty-one hand colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson after J. Green. This is the first edition as noted following with the title leaf and advertising leaf making one fold of two leaves. ABBEY SCENERY 297. "There was evidently a large demand for the book, for the plates in the reprint [2nd edition] show considerable signs of wear:.." TOOLEY 422. "Plate 8 The Warm Bath is said to contain the portrait of Mrs. Robinson, George IV's mistress." Lovely copy bound by Root & Son. Covers with triple gilt border panels that house gilt floral motifs at corners, raised band, spine panels richly gilt, green and red leather spine labels lettered in gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, plates exceptionally bright and clean, offsetting to tissue guards opposite plates, armorial bookplate, early bookseller description at front cover paste-down, small chip backstrip head. Full brown calf, front cover rehinged. Teg. Near fine. Item #20151
Price: $550.00