Lot 352
Turner de Lond, William
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
Scotia delineata. Edinburgh: Robertson and Ballantine's Lythographa, 1824. Large folio, lithographed pictorial title on original upper cover with double tint stamp applied twice and five plates printed in two colours and finished by hand, each with page of letterpress description, modern burgundy half morocco gilt with marbled boards
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Note: This is a very important work in the history of Scottish printing, being part one of a rare series of views of Scotland and one of the first colour printed (rather than tinted) lithographic works. It is a deluxe version, which would have been offered to the public on a subscription basis. It is possible that the lithography project for the work was abandoned after this first volume was produced. Not in Abbey.