A Picturesque Guide to Bath, Bristol Hot-Wells, the River Avon, and the adjacent country : illustrated with a set of Views, taken in the Summer of 1792... and engraved in aquatinta. painting libris Albert Ruskin Cook

libris Albert Ruskin Cook

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Lettering on spine somewhat faded

dated May 21st 1981: "To Pelo & June (Promise me Leo will drive a VW soon

A Picturesque Guide to Bath, Bristol Hot-Wells, the River Avon, and the adjacent country : illustrated with a set of Views, taken in the Summer of 1792... and engraved in aquatinta. painting libris Albert Ruskin CookLondon: Hookham and Carpenter, 1793. First Edition. Quarto (24. 5 x 19. 5 cm); pp [1], 266. [2]. With 16 hand coloured aquatint plates including frontispiece. Bound without the half title in dark green morocco with marbled sides, slightly rubbed esp. at corners, raised bands with double fillets to spine with gilt titling. Some light spots of foxing to last few leaves. Top edge gilt, others slightly foxed. Coloured plates extremely clean and dark