Lot 98
De Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£2,500
Description
The romantic and picturesque scenery of England and Wales. London: Robert Bowyer, 1805. First edition, folio, [49.5 x 35cm.], early state without frontispiece, title and text in English and French, 18 hand-coloured aquatint plates, original boards, uncut, lacks spine
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Note: A fine copy of the desirable early state, with the plates watermarked "J. Whatman 1805" or "J. Whatman 1801", and in the original boards. [ Abbey Scenery, 9]