SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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WYLD, W.
E. Lessore.
Album Venitien compose de douze vues...

An incomplete small album of views of Venice. (10/12 views). Views of St. Marks Square, the Arsenal, the Doge's palace, and 5 views of The Grand Canal.

Published
Venice: Joseph Kier, Place St. Marc 117, La Place St. Marc. 1837.
Plates
11
Binding/Size
L=FOLIO
Value
0-5000
Published
Venice: Joseph Kier, Place St. Marc 117, La Place St. Marc. 1837.
Ref
1043

Hand-coloured lithograph vignette title and ten fine hand-coloured lithograph plates only (of 12) by Lessore after Wyld, rebound in grey cloth with original pictorial title to upper board; new endpapers; list of plates printed in gold, occasional foxing, slight oxidising of the blue of the sky to some plates, hinges are broken, original half cloth over printed boards with title-vignette repeated on upper board, oblong folio. *Ron Norman of Hartlepool carried out rebinding and restoration work on this book. (Ronnorm@aol.com)* Colour plates in order: 1. Title page. Pont des Soupirs. 2. La Place St. Marc. 3. L'Eglise de St. Marc. 4. Le Palais Ducal. 5. Le Grand Canal (1st vue). 6. Le Grand Canal (2nd vue). 7. Le Grand Canal (3rd vue). 8. Le Grand Canal (4th vue). 9. Le Grand Canal (6th vue). 10. Le Riva dei Schiavoni. 11. L'Arsenal.