Live veiling - Lot 924
[Germany - Rhine]
Tombleson's Views of the Rhine. = Vues du Rhin. = Rhein Ansichten [- Tombleson's Upper Rhine. = Ober Rhein. = Le Rhin supérieur].
London, Tombleson & Co, 1832
€ 150 / 200
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Beschrijving lot
2 vol., 8vo (4 pl. missing, some offsetting on tissue guards).
Contemp. half dark blue shagreen, marbled paper sides, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands (some rubbing). Good large-margined copy.
First edition of this beautiful work, with text in French and captions in 3 languages. Steel engr. ill. incl. 2 engr. titles, 2 long panoramic engr. maps of the Rhine and 133 (65 (of 69), 68) romantic views of landscapes, monuments, castles, churches, ruins, glaciers, bridges etc., after the drawings of William Tombleson.