Compton (Thomas). The Cambrian Mountains; or, a Tour through Wales: Describing the Scenery and General Characters of that Romantic Country, London: Published for the Proprietors, 1851, 49 aquatint plates (of 51) printed in various shades of blue & sepia (lacking plates of Denbigh Castle & Britton Ferry, with replacement hand-coloured aquatint of Britton Ferry with smaller margins loosely inserted), title with perforated library stamp to fore-edge blank margins, red oval ink stamps to verso of title, verso of plates and first & last leaves of text, some leaves of text watermarked J. Whatman bearing various dates of 1819, 1820, 1827 & 1833, all edges gilt (fore-edge with faint library ink stamp to gilt), modern half calf, 4to (Qty: 1) Abbey, Scenery 528. The Aquatints were printed for colouring in various shades of blue and sepia. The volume was compiled from surplus sheets of various editions of Compton's Northern Mountains. The first half of the book is erratically numbered with the plates and text of the 1818 edition. The latter part contains material dated as late as 1836, but it will be noted that old sheets and plates were employed; watermarks range from between 1819 to 1933. Probably compiled by Messrs. Bohn, to be sold cheaply for clearance (Abbey).
Compton (Thomas). The Cambrian Mountains; or, a Tour through Wales: Describing the Scenery and General Characters of that Romantic Country, London: Published for the Proprietors, 1851, 49 aquatint plates (of 51) printed in various shades of blue & sepia (lacking plates of Denbigh Castle & Britton Ferry, with replacement hand-coloured aquatint of Britton Ferry with smaller margins loosely inserted), title with perforated library stamp to fore-edge blank margins, red oval ink stamps to verso of title, verso of plates and first & last leaves of text, some leaves of text watermarked J. Whatman bearing various dates of 1819, 1820, 1827 & 1833, all edges gilt (fore-edge with faint library ink stamp to gilt), modern half calf, 4to (Qty: 1) Abbey, Scenery 528. The Aquatints were printed for colouring in various shades of blue and sepia. The volume was compiled from surplus sheets of various editions of Compton's Northern Mountains. The first half of the book is erratically numbered with the plates and text of the 1818 edition. The latter part contains material dated as late as 1836, but it will be noted that old sheets and plates were employed; watermarks range from between 1819 to 1933. Probably compiled by Messrs. Bohn, to be sold cheaply for clearance (Abbey).
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