Notes Descriptive Of A Panoramic Sketch Of Athens Taken May, 1839; Sold In Aid Of The Funds Of The London Benevolent Repository
London: W.H. Dalton, 1839. Second edition. Hardcover. 8 pages in text. 27.3 x 22 cm. Illustrated with large folding map, 27 x 268 cm., a lithographic panorama by Bracebridge sketched from Nature and on Zinc. Originally published 1836, a fund for building the Anglican Church (now St. Paul's) this edition comprises an entirely new lithograph from a drawing made from a different position near the church of St. Demetrius the Bombardier, and presents a different perspective. Bookseller ink stamp front paste-down, archival tape repair at upper stub. ABBEY LIFE 545. Referencing Mrs. Bracebridge, this edition and noting "Coloured zincograph." BLACKMER 193. Spine worn head and foot. Contemporary three quarter black morocco over dark green cloth covered boards stamped in blind and gilt. Very good. Item #22765
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