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[“ROGER BOOKEM”].
[Dover to Paris].
A light-hearted look at travel between England and France during the early 19th century.
- Published
- London, Fores, [1821].
- References
- Tooley 362, pp. 293-4; Abbey Travel 1 110.
- Plates
- 49
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London, Fores, [1821].
- Ref
- 5460
Small oblong quarto, modern 3/4 red morocco and red cloth; raised bands with gilt letters to spine; marbled endpapers; good condition. Title plus 48 colour aquatint plates and text. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. 2. From Dover. 3. To Calais. 4. The Cabin. 5. Calais Pier, and Custom House. 6. Gates of Calais. 7. Office of Passports - Calais. 8. Kingston Hotel, Calais. 9. Diligence. 10. Conductor and Postillion. 11. Peasants. 12. Inn. 13. Plowing. 14. Royal Mail. 15. Streets of Paris. 16-17. Streets. 18. Passage. 19. Italian Boulevards. 20-21. Cemetery of Pere La Chase. 22. Italian Boulevards. 23. Palais Royal. 24. La Mogue, or, Bone House. 25. Gens d'Armes. 26. Gens d'Armes a Cheval. 27. Carbriolets. 28. Garde du Corps. 29. Grenadiers of the Royal Guard. 30. A Marchand [Eau Sucree]. 31. Cuirassiers of the Royal Guard. 32-33. Cuckoos 34. Blanchesseuses. 35. Infantry of the Line. 36. National Guard. 37. Cent Suisse. 38. Gondola. 39. Menagerie (Jardin des Plantes). 40. Champs Elyses. 41. Tivoli Gardens. 42. From Paris. 43. To Calais. 44. Embarkation - Calais Pier. 45. Dover Beach. 46. Custom House. 47. From Dover. 48. To London. 49. Roger.
