Lot 570
Trench, Sir Frederick William
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 10 January 2007 at 11:00 GMT
Description
A Lithographic Sketch of the North Bank of the Thames, from Westminster Bridge to London Bridge, showing the Proposed Quay, and some other improvements suggested by Lieut.-Colonel Trench. London: Hurst & Robinson, 1825, oblong folio, first edition, folding map and 10 panoramic lithographed plates, (with two plates numbered 3, illustrating alternative proposals for Somerset House), one leaf of text, original wrappers with printed label on upper cover, a little light spotting to margin of a few plates, small light dampstain to margin of two plates, wrappers slightly dusty, label very clean
Footnote
Note: A rare and early lithographic panorama of the Thames in unusually clean condition