A Collection of One Hundred and Fifty Select Views in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.

Vol. II - Wales, Scotland, Ireland

drawn by Paul Sandby 

London:  John Boydell, 1782  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD- condition.

• Quarter leatherbound with marbled covers. 
• Boards show some rubbing, edgewear.  Corners are scuffed, worn, with exposed board.  See photos.  
• Spine has gilt text and bands and is worn, with chipped ends.  See photos.  
• Binding is secure.  ,
• Pastedowns and feps have some light foxing, toning, writing, creasing, owner's marks.  
• Illustrations, engravings, are age toned, with scattered foxing, marginal age-toning.  See photos.
• Interior is generally toned, with scattered foxing, some smudges, a couple closed tears, an old repair to title page.  See photos.  
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have marbling to all edges. 
• PS2025.0910

91 pages plus 77 plates.  11.5 x 8.75 inches

Volume II of this two-volume work of topographical landscape views in the British Isles.  Oblong quarto format; arranged by country with descriptive text preceding each block of full-page engravings.  Contemporary marble boards with leather at spine and corners show heavy edgewear but generally clean.  Interior is uniformly tanned, with some creasing to the opening sheets and an old repair to the title page.  Engraved images are crisp, with distinct impression borders.  Condition is overall Very Good-.

A dual-language edition, in English and French.  Title page is split, with English at head, followed by the French beneath.  Explanatory caption pages have French and English in side-by-side columns.

The views are the work of Paul Sandby RA (1731–1809), an English map-maker turned landscape painter in watercolors.  Sandby, along with his older brother Thomas, became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

Published by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside, London.

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