Tour of the Isle of Wight (two volumes)

PUBLISHER
Printed by John Jarvis, for Thomas Hookham, London.

BINDING                                                                                                                   Leather Bound with title patches, and gilt lettering and decoration on spine.

BOOK CONDITION
In fragile condition commensurate with age. Boards are generally worn and scuffed. Weak binding, with front cover of vol. II detached, and that of vol. I all but; although printed pages and plates do feel mostly secure. Some foxing and browning throughout affecting outer leaves most. The engravings are mainly not too badly marked. Some of them have tissue guards. 

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
1790.

DESCRIPTION
An Illustrated description of the Isle of Wight and parts of the adjacent mainland at the end of the eighteenth century. Illustrated with approx. 40 engravings by the author, which are aquatinted in sepia, yellow and pink tones. Octavo.

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