Some Places of Note in England. This item is unavailable.
Published by Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell, London, 1889
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
AbeBooks seller since May 18, 2007
Association member: PBFA
Condition: Used
£ 55.00
Item description from seller
The scarce 1889 edition of Birket Foster's collection of engravings of the picturesque views of England. A lovely artistic study of England, showing beautiful scenes throughout the country.Foster was a noted engraver and watercolourist of the Victorian era, producing sentimental views of the contemporary countryside of England.Illustrated with twenty-five engraved plates. Collated, complete.With the armorial bookplates of English businessman, inventor and pottery manufacturer Sir Henry Doulton, and his son H. Lewis Doulton to the front pastedown.Undated; dated 1889 via WorldCat. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with fading to back strip and board perimeters. Armorial bookplates to front pastedown. Internally, a number of pages - including half title, title page, and at least three plates - detached due to gutta percha binding, with remaining leaves tenderly held. Pages clean and bright. Good Only.
Seller Inventory # 846F50
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Some Places of Note in England
- Author
- Birket Foster
- Publisher
- Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell, London
- Publication year
- 1889
- Condition
- Good Only
- Book Type
- book
- Binding
- Cloth
- Illustrator
- Birket Foster
- Item weight
- 3 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 15" by 11.5"