The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Illustrated From Drawings by W.H. Bartlett by WILLIS, N.P. & COYNE, J.S - 1890

UK: George Virtue, c.1840. hardcover. fair. 2 volume hardcover set, in full green leather with gilt and blind-stamped decoration. Spine board is very rubbed and worn, chipped at crown and foot, but binding is tight and fully intact, on both volumes. Boards of both volumes are quite worn, particualrly edgeworn. Heavy bumping to board corners on both volumes, exposing cardboard. Prior owner's signature in ink in both volumes, multiple times in Vol 1. Short gift inscriptions in pencil, and bookplates of Henry Hamilton, illustrated with the Hamilton coat of arms, laid in on paste-down of each volume. Each volume is missing one illustration, and a tissue layer in Vol 1 has been torn out, and other illustrations have significant foxing or occasional staining. Text is foxed throughout with occasional staining, but still clear and readable. Marbled page block edges are worn and faded. Marbled endpapers in good condtiion, a little worn/browned. Ribbon bookmark missing from Vol 1. Overall, in a fair but… Read More

London: James S. Virtue, 1842. Two volumes bound in one, complete. Publisher's deluxe leather binding. Three quarter green morocco over green cloth boards, raised bands, gilt title and gilt decorative panels, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, (11.25 x 9 inches). n.d. (no date: circa early 1840's). Full title: "The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Illustrated in One Hundred and Twenty Engravings, from Drawings by W.H. Bartlett. with Historical and Descriptive Tex by J. Stirling Coyne, N.P. Willis, etc." 124, 108 pages; illustrated engraved titles, map, and 118 steel engraved plates. A study of the beautiful scenery and antiquities of Ireland, a topographical work highlighting the beauty of the country, both rural and urban. Amorial bookplate of Charles Arthur Wynne Firch. A clean, tight copy in a handsome binding with strong shelf presence.. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by W.H. Bartlett. Quarto.

London: Virtue. hardcover. very good(+). 2 volumes. 120 steel engravings, lacks frontispiece portrait. 4to, 1/2 maroon calf, ornately gilt spines, slightly rubbed and occasional light foxing. London: George Virtue, n.d. ca, 1842. Very good (+).<br/><br/>

London: George Virtue, c. 1841.. Occasional minor foxing to plates, otherwise generally plates and text are clean and crisp. A good example of this sought-after book on Ireland, bound in original decorative ½ morocco. . Edition: Two volumes., Binding: Contemporary gilt ½ green morocco with matching green plaid boards, spine in five compartments of raised gilt bands and gilt floral motifs, gilt text on two and four, edges speckled red, endpapers match boards. , Notes: W. H. Bartlett was a most prolific and popular European traveler-artist of the 19th century. The engravings are views of Irish scenery, architecture, and ruins., Size: 4to., Illustration: With 121 plates, including a map of Ireland, and two engraved title pages. Lacks frontispiece portrait of Willis., Pages: P. Volume 1. (4), engr. title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, preface iii-iv, contents, directions to binder, (2), 1-170, (4); Volume 2. (4), engr. title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, contents, directions to binder,… Read More

London: George Virtue, 1842. Engraved vignette title-pages in each volume, map of Ireland in vol. I engraved by W. Hughes, and 118 engraved plates after William Henry Bartlett's drawings. vi, 170; [iv], 186 pp. Joseph Rickerby, Printer, Sherbourn Lane. 4to. Bound in full blue contemporarty morocco, gilt spine wiith brown gilt labels. In slipcase. Bartlett, William. Engraved vignette title-pages in each volume, map of Ireland in vol. I engraved by W. Hughes, and 118 engraved plates after William Henry Bartlett's drawings. vi, 170; [iv], 186 pp. Joseph Rickerby, Printer, Sherbourn Lane. 4to. BAL 22766

London: George Virtue, 1841. A very good copy, occasional mild browning, lacking the portrait of Willis. Binding: contemeporary ½ calf with cloth boards. Flat gilt spine with gilt floral designs and title in gilt, all edges marbled. Ex-libris on paste down end paper., Size: 4to, Illustration: 1 map, 2 engraved title pages, and 118 steel engraved plates by Bartlett., Volume: 2 volumes, Pages: Volume 1. P. engraved title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, iii-iv, (2), 1-170; Volume 2. P. engraved title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, (2), 1-186, Category: Book Plate Books General; Book Europe Ireland

London: George Virtue, 1841. Lacking the portrait of Willis, occasional minor browning otherwise a very good set.. Binding: Contemporary ½ morocco with cloth boards, spine with 6 compartments of raised bands, red morocco label on two, brown morocco label on four. All edges gilt, marbled paste down and free end papers., Size: 4to, Illustration: 2 engraved title pages, 1 map, 118 plates., Volume: 2, Pages: Volume 1. P. engraved title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, iii-iv, (2), 1-170; Volume 2. P. engraved title, blank, title, printer’s imprint, (2), 1-186, Category: Book Plate Books General; Book Europe Ireland

London: George Virtue, 1880. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. W.H. Bartlett. W.H. Bartlett. Leather Bound. H: 10 3/4", D: 9", W: 1 1/2" 2 Volumes. N.P. Willis & J. Stirling Coyne, The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Bound in full green morocco, gilt-tooled detailing, and raised band spines. All edges gilt with gilt-tooled dentelles. Drawings by W.H. Bartlett. London: George Virtue, circa 1880s.