Blagdon, Francis William

Authentic Memoirs of the late George Morland ... together with a Facsimile of his writing, specimens of his hieroglyphical sketches, &c. London: Barnard & Sultzer for Edward Orme, 1806 [watermarked 1802]



Oblong folio (17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.; 445 x 572 mm). Letterpress title, 20 plates including aquatint, soft-ground etching, stipple and mezzotint, the mezzotints color printed, a few etchings colored by hand, 3 text illustrations; water stained, edges soiled, corners bumped or lightly dog-eared. Original wrappers with printed pictorial title label laid down on upper cover; backstrip torn, all leaves loose in binding, soiled, edges frayed.

Tooley (1954) 90; see Abbey, Life 208 (for upright folio issue)

water stained, edges soiled, corners bumped or lightly dog-eared. Original wrappers with printed pictorial title label laid down on upper cover; backstrip torn, all leaves loose in binding, soiled, edges frayed.
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First edition, early issue with watermarks dated 1802 and only seven of the plates in color, already noted as "an extremely scarce book" by Tooley.