LOT DETAILS

Materials:

hand-colored copperplate etchings with aquatint and engraving

Size Notes:

double-elephant folio; Octavo 25.5 x 15.7 cm

Description:

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Markings:

watermarked 1827 to 1838; signed with John Mackenzie stamp, with blank flyleaves watermarked 'J Whatman 1838'

Condition:

Bound in contemporary red morocco by royal bookbinder John Mackenzie (1788-c.1850). A superlative copy in excellent condition, the plates with fresh and vibrant original coloring. See Appendix B for condition details of the plates individually. In general, defects are minor and include: some minor tears and a very few small paper flaws neatly repaired; light offsetting from some plates onto the blank verso of the facing leaf; occasional light spotting, chiefly marginal; Bound in contemporary red morocco by Mackenzie, uniform with the plate volumes.