BOUND ALBUM OF LITHOGRAPH AND STEEL ENGRAVED PLATES OF WALES, Chester, Malvern etc. drawn and executed by various artists and printers, but all mid to late Victorian. N.d. but ca.

Published by 1840s-1870s?, 1850

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Seller: Deborah Coltham Rare Books, Worcester, United KingdomDeborah Coltham Rare Books

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Slim folio, ff. [9] lithographs, [3] leaves with 6 mounted steel engraved plates on thick laid paper, [1] blank; plates all a little browned and foxed in places, first plate of Malvern with small marginal tear; in 20th century full green pebble-grained publisher's cloth, with red morocco label on upper cover lettered in gilt, tail of spine nicked and worn, covers a little cockled and lightly soiled; ex libris the Earl of Ilchester with armorial book-plate on front paste-down. An appealing personally compiled album of mid to late Victorian topographical plates depicting scenes and notable landmarks of Wales and the surrounding areas. The volume includes 9 full-page lithographs and six smaller steel engraved images, mounted on to three leaves of fine laid paper. The lithograph plates comprise: 1. Malvern (From the Chalybeate Spa), Drawn from Nature on Stone & published by H. Lamb, Library, Malvern; 2.Aberystwyth. Drawn & Lithog. by W. Crane, Chester. Published by J. Cox. On India Paper, laid down; 3. Carnarvon. Drawn & Printed by W. Crane, Chester. Published by Messrs. Potter & Co. Printers & Booksellers, Carnarvon; 4. The Eagle Tower, Carnarvon Castle. Lithog by W. Crane, Chester (imprint faded), Published by Messrs. Potter & Co. Carnarvon; 5. Pont Aberglaslyn, Carnarvonshire. On Stone by L. Haghe, from a drawing by G. Pickering. Day & Haghe Lithrs to the King, London. Published by Poole & Boult, Chester. On India paper, laid down; 6. Snowdon, With Llanberris Lakes. On stone by L. Haghe from G. Pickering. Day & Haghe Lithrs to the King, London. Published Poole & Boult. On India paper, laid down; 7. Cader Idris near Barmouth. Lithog by W. Crane, Chester. On India paper laid down; 8. Snowdon from Capel Curig. Drawn & printed by W. Crane, Chester. On India Paper, laid down; 9. Conway. L. Haghe Lith: G. Pickering, Delt. Day & Haghe Lithrs to the King. Pubd by Poole & Boult, Chester. On India paper laid down. The six steel engravings, mounted on 3 sheets, have all been drawn by the Birmingham born landscape painter David Cox (1783-1859) and engraved by William Radclyffe (1783-1855). Radclyffe, also based in Birmingham, became known as an engraver of landscapes and set up as a copperplate printer. The six plates comprise: I. Barmouth, D. Cox and W. Radclyffe; 2. D. Cox & W. Radclyree; 3. Dolbadern Tower. T. Creswick & W. Radclyffe. Published by Wrightson & Webb, New Street Birmingham; 4. Pass of Llanberis. D. Cox & W. Radclyffe; 5. Falls of the Ogwen. D. Cox & W. Radclyffe. Published by Wrightson & Webb, Birmingham; 6. Rhaide y Wenol. D. Cox & W. Radclyffe. Published by Wrightson & Webb, New Street Birmingham. …

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Title
BOUND ALBUM OF LITHOGRAPH AND STEEL ENGRAVED PLATES OF WALES, Chester, Malvern etc. drawn and executed by various artists and printers, but all mid to late Victorian. N.d. but ca.
Author
[PRINT COLLECTING.]
Publisher
1840s-1870s?
Publication year
1850
Binding
Hardcover

Deborah Coltham Rare Books

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