By Henry Blackburn
London   Sampson, Low, Marston & Company
8.5" by 5.5" xiii, 320pp.
The first edition of this beautifully illustrated travel work from artist Henry Blackburn, providing interesting artistic perspectives, bound in half calf by Potter & Sons.
By Henry Blackburn

1892 Artistic Travel in Normandy, Brittany, The Pyrenees, Spain and Algeria

London   Sampson, Low, Marston & Company
8.5" by 5.5" xiii, 320pp.
The first edition of this beautifully illustrated travel work from artist Henry Blackburn, providing interesting artistic perspectives, bound in half calf by Potter & Sons.
£185.00
: 1kgs / : 980Z30

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First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed Binding

The first edition.

Bound by Potter & Sons in half calf with marbled paper to the boards, with their binder's stamp to the front pastedown. 

Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochrome vignettes, and thirty-one monochrome plates from renowned artists such as Randolph Caldecott. Collated, complete. 

A descriptive travel work from artist Henry Blackburn, describing his travels through Normandy, Brittany, The Pyrenees, Spain and Algeria. The work provides a unique point of view, being written by and collaborated with artists, describing the picturesque scenery and the visuals of everyday scenes.

Condition

Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the boards, and minimal wear to the extremities. Binder's stamp to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages, with the odd very minor spot.

Very Good

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