Ireland Illustrated, in a Series of Views, of Cities, Towns, Public Buildings, Streets, Docks, Churches, Antiquities, Abbeys, Towers, Castles, Seats of the Nobility, &c. &c. / From Original Drawings by Geo. Petrie, Esq., R.H.A., &c &c, Engraved on Steel, under the direction of F. Goodall, &c. &c. With Historical & Topographical Descriptions by G. N. Wright, Esq. A. M &c &c. / Ireland Illustrated, from Original Drawings, by G. Petrie, R. H. A., W. H. Bartlett, & T. M. Baynes. With Descriptions, by G. N. Wright, M.A. Professor of Antiquities to the Royal Hibernian Academy, etc.
London: Fisher, Son & Jackson, c. 1831. Binding: Contemporary gilt-lined diced ½ calf with marble boards, rebacked expertly, spine in six compartments of raised bands and gilt-tooled motifs, gilt green morocco label on two, gilt text on six, endpapers marbled. , Notes: Except for the title vignette, all the plates are printed two per leaf., Size: 4to., Illustration: Illustrated with 77 steel-engraved plates on 39 leaves (of 81 plates on 41 leaves), depicting scenery, architecture, and ruins around Ireland. Lacks 4 plates on 2 leaves: Cove Harbour, Cork (towards Rostellan); the South Mall and Statue of George II, Cork; the Four Courts, Dublin; and the Lying-In Hospital, Dublin., References: Holloway 163, Pages: P. (4), engr. title, blank, title, blank, preface, index of plates, 1-80, (4)., Category: Book Europe Ireland; Book Plate Books General; Book Voyages General;. Aside from the missing plates, this book is in very good condition, text and plates are clean and crisp. Item #B3518
Binding: Contemporary gilt-lined diced ½ calf with marble boards, rebacked expertly, spine in six compartments of raised bands and gilt-tooled motifs, gilt green morocco label on two, gilt text on six, endpapers marbled. , Notes: Except for the title vignette, all the plates are printed two per leaf., Size: 4to., Illustration: Illustrated with 77 steel-engraved plates on 39 leaves (of 81 plates on 41 leaves), depicting scenery, architecture, and ruins around Ireland. Lacks 4 plates on 2 leaves: Cove Harbour, Cork (towards Rostellan); the South Mall and Statue of George II, Cork; the Four Courts, Dublin; and the Lying-In Hospital, Dublin., References: Holloway 163, Pages: P. (4), engr. title, blank, title, blank, preface, index of plates, 1-80, (4)., Category: Book Europe Ireland; Book Plate Books General; Book Voyages General;.
Price: $1,000.00