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PYNE, WILLIAM HENRY The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. London: A. Dry 1819 [plates watermarked 1811 to 1818]. 3 vols., large 4to, 407 x 318 mm. (16 1/16 x 12½ in.), slightly later diced russia gilt, g.e. by J. Mackenzie, rebacked and board edges renewed with brown morocco gilt, but corners bruised, quires O through S foxed in vol. 1 not affecting plates. LARGE PAPER, 100 colored aquatint plates by W.J. Bennett, D. Havell, R. Reeve, T. Sutherland and others after R. Cattermole, J. Stephanoff, W. Westall, C. Wild and others. Abbey Scenery 396 (ordinary paper); Ray England 42; Tooley 389. Large-paper copies exhibit superior handcoloring and the coloring of this set is of a particularly high standard. Additionally, this set contains 20 uncolored plates from the ordinary paper issue, before letters and with captions added in pencil. These plates are as follows (numeration in accordance with Abbey): Volume I 10 - The Queen's Drawing Room Windsor Castle 12 - The King's Closet Windsor Castle 13 - The King's Dressing Room Windsor Castle 14 - The King's Old State Bed Chamber Windsor Castle 16 - Queen Ann's Bed Windsor Castle 20 - St. George's Hall Windsor Castle Volume II 42 - Queen Mary's State Bed Chamber Hampton Court 58 - Presence Chamber Kensington 59 - Queen Carolines Drawing Room Kensington Palace 64 - The Cupola Room Kensington Palace 65 - Kings Great Drawing Room Kensington Palace 66 - The King's Gallery Kensington Palace Volume III 70 - Guard Chamber St. James's 71 - The King's Presence Chamber St. James's 72 - The Queens Levee Room St. James's 74 - The German Chapel St. James's Palace 76 - The Queen's Library St. James's 84 - Crimson Drawing Room Carlton House 87 - Ante Chamber Carlton House 92 - The Blue Velvet Room Carlton House Provenance : George Fox Steedman and Carrie Robb Howard, bookplate dated 1903 with ink inscription: "C.H.S. from GFS" dated 8 September 1928. (3)