Travelling Sketches On the Rhine, and in Belgium and Holland .. by Ritchie, Leitch - 2012-08-31

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Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman. Collectible - Acceptable. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. Illustrations. Binding Copy. Heavy edgewear, especially to spine. Spine torn at lower-rear joint. Dampstained. Textblock detached, several pages loose from binding. Writing inside. (Rhine River Valley, Belgium, Netherlands, Travel) Inquire if you need further information.

London, Longman. 1833 Calf Binding, Gilt. Sl. Scuffed. With 26 Engravings by Clarkson Stanfield. Good Condition

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Clarkson Stanfield . The first edition, first impression of the travelogue of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland by Leitch Ritchie, scarcer to find in the stand alone edition. The first edition of this travel work by Leitch Ritchie, Scottish novelist and journalist. In this volume, he explores the region of the Rhine, as well as Belgium and Holland, sharing his experiences and drawing some sketches of each area, with details on the traditions of Baden, banks of the Main, 'the robbers of the Rhine,' and more. This volume is more commonly found in the more attractive publisher's full straight grain morocco binding, part of the 'Heath's Picturesque Annual' series commissioned by the publisher and engraver Charles Heath, running from 1832-45. Scarcer thus in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding, with the original spine title label and lacking the 'Heath's Picturesque Annual' engraved title… Read More

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833. First edition. Leather. Good. 8" by 5" . Clarkson Stanfield . A charming travelogue of Rhine, Belgium and Holland by Leitch Richie, the first edition, first impression in the original publisher's morocco binding. The first edition, first impression of this travel work by Leitch Ritchie, Scottish novelist and journalist. In this volume, he explores the region of the Rhine, as well as Belgium and Holland, sharing his experiences and drawing some sketches of each area, with details on the traditions of Baden, banks of the Main, 'the robbers of the Rhine,' and more. In the attractive publisher's full straight grain morocco binding, part of the 'Heath's Picturesque Annual' series commissioned by the publisher and engraver Charles Heath, running from 1832-45. Complete with the frontispiece and the 'Heath's Picturesque Annual' engraved title page.Illustrated with twenty five lovely full page engravings from drawings by Clarkson Stanfield.… Read More