Samuel Ireland - Picturesque views on the river Thames -
Samuel Ireland - Picturesque Views on the river Thames with Observations on the Works of Art in its vicinityPublisher: T. & I. Egerton. Whitehall, London - second edition - volume I209 pages - hardcover - 25 x 18 cm.Condition: book good; band fair/poor. No tears. Firm binding. Undamaged prints. Some pages uncut. No inscriptions or ex libris. Some browning along the paper edges of the prints and opposite pages. Two pages with large water stain. 27 Sepia aquatint prints and in-text woodcut illustrations of bridges, sites, and estates along the Thames.On the title page: "Picturesque views of the rivers Medway, Avo, and Wye; - of graphic illustrations of Hogarth, and of picturesque views of the Inns of Court...."From the preface: "... attempting to display the rich scenery of his (Ireland's) own country, a country where nature and art are so happily combined...." and "... the object that naturally first engages is the river Thames, a scene of industry, and a source of oppulence..." Read More