Lot 176
Edinburgh Castle peep-show
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
Das schloss zu Edinburg... [Germany: N.p., n.d. (c.1840?)] German peep-show of Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket, 225x135mm and extending 640mm, hand-coloured cover with three spy-holes, 5 hand-coloured leaves and hand-coloured lower board with signatures of two previous owners illegible on reverse, darkened, rubbed and chipped with some soiling and repairs to concertinaed area; Regulations for Hackney-coaches Edinburgh: Alex Smellie, 1811. 16mo, 16 printed leaves and printed folding table of measured distances between points, modern vellum covers with tie, inside lacquered tin painted with "No.77", 140x71x20mm (2)
Footnote
Note: It is likely that the peep-show was originally produced with loose sheet which could be inserted at either end to create a 'double' peepshow. Unfortunately, this sheet is not present.