Richard Wells Antiquarian Books - Rare and Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts

(195 x 120). pp, vi, (2), 176. 8 lithograph plates including folding panorama and folding schematic of walks. Wood engraved Foley armorial on the dedication page. Small mould spotting intermittently throughout. Original pink boards with printed title label chipped on edges. Old water marks to both boards with upper joint split and chips and some loss to foot of spine. Rare and a very early book to contain lithographs. The lithographs are as follows: 1) Frontspiece of Stoke Edith Park, lithographed by J.Bradley and printed by C. Hulmandel. 2) Church Window, no imprint. 3) Library & Boarding House, printed by Rowney and Forster. 4) Baths and Pump Room, no imprint. 5) Belle Vue Hot[el], printed by Rowney and Forster. 6) Down's Hotel, printed by Rowney and Forster. 7). Worcestershire Beacon [folding bird's-eye panoramic sketch], no imprint. 8) Sketch of the Walks [folding], printed by Rowney 7 Forster. Copac locates 10 copies in the UK.