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Auction archive: Lot number 68

RUTTER, JOHN. Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, 1816, 4to, original printed boards, edges untrimmed, rebacked with remains of original paper label preserved, corners restored, covers rubbed, a few edges very slightly frayed, some light foxing, ...

Auction 25.01.1992
25 Jan 1992
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$1,760
Auction archive: Lot number 68

RUTTER, JOHN. Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, 1816, 4to, original printed boards, edges untrimmed, rebacked with remains of original paper label preserved, corners restored, covers rubbed, a few edges very slightly frayed, some light foxing, ...

Auction 25.01.1992
25 Jan 1992
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$1,760
Beschreibung:

RUTTER, JOHN. Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, 1816, 4to, original printed boards, edges untrimmed, rebacked with remains of original paper label preserved, corners restored, covers rubbed, a few edges very slightly frayed, some light foxing, dampstain to upper margin of most plates and to center of folding plan , half-title, appendix, subscribers list, hand-colored aquatint frontispiece, hand-colored additional aquatint title, 13 etched plates including one hand-colored aquatint and one folding plan, 12 wood-engraved head- and tail-piece vignettes; printed slip advertising priced catalogues of the Fonthill Sale, available through J. Rutter, bound in forward. Abbey Scenery 418--RICHARDSON, GEORGE. A Collection of Ornaments in the Antique Style, Comprised in XXXVII Plates, 1816, folio, modern red half calf, spine a trifle scuffed, plate 21 slightly discolored, occasional light foxing, marginal soiling , aquatint title and 36 aquatint plates. Abbey Life 61. (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 68
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jan 1992
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
Beschreibung:

RUTTER, JOHN. Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, 1816, 4to, original printed boards, edges untrimmed, rebacked with remains of original paper label preserved, corners restored, covers rubbed, a few edges very slightly frayed, some light foxing, dampstain to upper margin of most plates and to center of folding plan , half-title, appendix, subscribers list, hand-colored aquatint frontispiece, hand-colored additional aquatint title, 13 etched plates including one hand-colored aquatint and one folding plan, 12 wood-engraved head- and tail-piece vignettes; printed slip advertising priced catalogues of the Fonthill Sale, available through J. Rutter, bound in forward. Abbey Scenery 418--RICHARDSON, GEORGE. A Collection of Ornaments in the Antique Style, Comprised in XXXVII Plates, 1816, folio, modern red half calf, spine a trifle scuffed, plate 21 slightly discolored, occasional light foxing, marginal soiling , aquatint title and 36 aquatint plates. Abbey Life 61. (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 68
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jan 1992
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
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