SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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BARBER, J.T.
A Tour of South Wales and Monmouthshire.

Published
London: T. Cadell &W. Davies, 1803.
References
Not in Abbey Scenery or Tooley; Bobins 613.
Plates
18
Binding/Size
S=8vo
Value
0-5000
Published
London: T. Cadell &W. Davies, 1803.
Ref
5310

Octavo, 18 (out of 20) hand-coloured engravings, map in half green straight-grained morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, and gilt to spine. An incomplete copy; missing text pages 127 to 140 inclusive and the two plates 'Dinevawr Castle' & 'Careg-cannon Castle.' Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. Tintern Abbey. 2. Map of South Wales with Monmouthshire. 3. Kidwelly Castle. 3. Llanstephan Castle. 4. Manorbeer Castle. 5. Carew Castle. 6. Pembroke Castle. 7. St. Dogmal's Priory. 8. Kilgarrn Castle. 9. The Devil's Bridge. 10. Falls of the Mynach. 11. Margam Abbey. 12. Caerphilly Castle. 13. Raglan Castle. 14. Chepstow Castle. 15. View from Piercefield. 16. View on the Wye. 17. Lanthony Abbey. 18. Goodrich Castle.