Beheer

LOT 609
€250,00 - €400,00

[England] The Beauties of the Royal Palaces: Or, a pocket companion to Windsor,

Kensington, Kew, and Hampton Court. Also, a Compendious Gazetteer, to the towns, villages, villas, and remarkable places, within sixteen miles of Windsor (...) To which are added, short sketches of the lives of the most eminent painters. Windsor, C. Knight, n.d. (ca. 1790-1794). 4 parts in 1 volume, (2),IV,128; 42,(66),(4),44 p., fold., engr. view and fold. hand-coloured map, contemp. marbled calf, spine gilt with mor. letterpiece. Bound with: (2) Les Delices de Windsor; or The New Windsor Guide, for the Year 1784 (...). N.pl., J. Pote, 1784. (10),123,(1) p., fold. engr. plan of the castle (small tear on fold, frayed). And bound with: (6) The Windsor Guide, Containing a Description of the Town and Castle. New edition. Windsor, for C. Knight, n.d. (4),90 p., engr. plates.

Ex libris Madame L. Giraudeau on pastedown, on titles of second and third work owner's name "Richard de Vesurotte" in pen. A few contemp. annotations in pencil.Top of spine dam., binding sl. rubbed, occas. foxing/ browning. Overall a good copy. Convolute with three rare travel guides. (total 3)

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