Travel: England and Australia

A group of 5 volumes of views of the British Isles and Australia, all oblong 4to, some handcolored.



Paul Sandby. The Virtuosi's Museum; containing Select Views of England, Scotland and Ireland. London, 1778. Engraved title and 72 handcolored engraved plates (of 108); some plates browned. Contemporary straight-grained morocco. — William Payne. Picturesque Views in Devonshire, Cornwall, &c. London, 1826. 16 handcolored engraved plates. Later half brown morocco over grey boards, straight-grained morocco label on front cover. — Louis  K. Harlow. The Home of Shakespeare. Boston, [1888]. 8 artist's proofs printed in color on satin by Louis Prang after Harlow, proofs matted. Lithographed illustrations with text. Full1 brown morocco lettered gilt on front cover; edges faded. —Samuel Thomas Gill. Victoria Illustrated. Melbourne, 1857. Engraved pictorial title and 44 plates; occasional foxing, some marginal browning or soiling. Publisher's blue cloth blockied in gilt; upper hinge cracked. — Idem. Victoria Illustrated. Second Series. Melbourne, 1862. Handcolored engraved title-page, letterpress title-page, 43 handcolored engraved plates; foxing and staining throughout, one plate creased. Contemporary brown morocco lettered gilt on front cover; extremities worn.

Paul Sandby. The Virtuosi's Museum; containing Select Views of England, Scotland and Ireland. London, 1778. Engraved title and 72 handcolored engraved plates (of 108); some plates browned. Contemporary straight-grained morocco. — William Payne. Picturesque Views in Devonshire, Cornwall, &c. London, 1826. 16 handcolored engraved plates. Later half brown morocco over grey boards, straight-grained morocco label on front cover. — Louis K. Harlow. The Home of Shakespeare. Boston, [1888]. 8 artist's proofs printed in color on satin by Louis Prang after Harlow, proofs matted. Lithographed illustrations with text. Full1 brown morocco lettered gilt on front cover; edges faded. —Samuel Thomas Gill. Victoria Illustrated. Melbourne, 1857. Engraved pictorial title and 44 plates; occasional foxing, some marginal browning or soiling. Publisher's blue cloth blockied in gilt; upper hinge cracked. — Idem. Victoria Illustrated. Second Series. Melbourne, 1862. Handcolored engraved title-page, letterpress title-page, 43 handcolored engraved plates; foxing and staining throughout, one plate creased. Contemporary brown morocco lettered gilt on front cover; extremities worn.
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