Beckford (William).- Rutter (John) Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, large paper copy, half-title, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, additional pictorial title and plate, 10 engraved plates including unnumbered plate of South West View (as usual), large folding lithographed plan hand-coloured in outline, wood-engraved vignettes, double-page genealogical table and list of subscribers at end, ex-Incorporated Law Society copy presented by the author with inscription on half-title and a few stamps, foxing to some plates, map torn at central fold, ink staining to margin of one leaf and edges, modern half calf, slightly rubbed and marked, [Abbey, Scenery 418], 4to (335 x 275mm.), Shaftesbury, by the Author, 1823. ⁂ Account of Beckford's extraordinary Gothic mansion designed by James Wyatt The construction was rushed and the huge tower collapsed several times. Beckford was forced to sell the property and most of its contents in 1822 due to financial constraints and the majority of the building was demolished in 1825.
Beckford (William).- Rutter (John) Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, large paper copy, half-title, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, additional pictorial title and plate, 10 engraved plates including unnumbered plate of South West View (as usual), large folding lithographed plan hand-coloured in outline, wood-engraved vignettes, double-page genealogical table and list of subscribers at end, ex-Incorporated Law Society copy presented by the author with inscription on half-title and a few stamps, foxing to some plates, map torn at central fold, ink staining to margin of one leaf and edges, modern half calf, slightly rubbed and marked, [Abbey, Scenery 418], 4to (335 x 275mm.), Shaftesbury, by the Author, 1823. ⁂ Account of Beckford's extraordinary Gothic mansion designed by James Wyatt The construction was rushed and the huge tower collapsed several times. Beckford was forced to sell the property and most of its contents in 1822 due to financial constraints and the majority of the building was demolished in 1825.
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