LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Views in Rome and its environs; drawn from nature and on stone. London: G.Hullmandel for Thos. M'Lean, 1841. 2° (540 x 365mm). Lithographed throughout, title with hand-coloured vignette of Ostia, 'list of subjects' leaf, 25 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates of Rome and the Campagna by Lear, occasionally heightened with gum arabic, printed by Hullmandel. (Light soiling to title). Modern morocco-backed boards, titled portion of original cloth cover mounted as a label on upper cover (spine slightly faded). A delightful series of views which capture the vivid everyday life of the people as well as the grandeur of the scenery. The colouring is excellent, but possibly later: Abbey mentions the coloured issue as being mounted and in a portfolio, although it is possible that this is an intermediate issue, priced somewhere between the tinted issue at 4 guineas and the portfolio set at 10 guineas. Cf. Abbey Travel 183.
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Views in Rome and its environs; drawn from nature and on stone. London: G.Hullmandel for Thos. M'Lean, 1841. 2° (540 x 365mm). Lithographed throughout, title with hand-coloured vignette of Ostia, 'list of subjects' leaf, 25 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates of Rome and the Campagna by Lear, occasionally heightened with gum arabic, printed by Hullmandel. (Light soiling to title). Modern morocco-backed boards, titled portion of original cloth cover mounted as a label on upper cover (spine slightly faded). A delightful series of views which capture the vivid everyday life of the people as well as the grandeur of the scenery. The colouring is excellent, but possibly later: Abbey mentions the coloured issue as being mounted and in a portfolio, although it is possible that this is an intermediate issue, priced somewhere between the tinted issue at 4 guineas and the portfolio set at 10 guineas. Cf. Abbey Travel 183.
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