Lot 380

Eton, Winchester, Westminster--Ackermann, Rudolph

Auction: 10 June 2009 at 12:00 BST
£2,125
Description
The history of the colleges of Winchester, Eton and Westminster. London: R. Ackermann, 1816. First edition, 4to (33 x 29cm.), 48 hand-coloured plates, mostly aquatint, including 4 costume plates, list of subscribers, full red morocco gilt, covers tooled in gilt and blind, green morocco lettering piece, slipcase, slight offsetting to text, plates very clean with bright original hand-colouring
Footnote
Note: A fine copy. Abbey, Scenery, 438. Plate 23 in 2nd state with masters wearing hats; plate 26 in 3rd state with boys playing cricket
