SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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[TIMMS, W.H.]
Select Views of the Borough of Reading and Adjacent Scenery.

A scarce English topographical book - only 4 copies have come up for sale in the last 40 years.

Published
Reading:. J. Rusher, King St, 1823.
References
Abbey Scenery 294; Prideaux p.354; Bobins 729.
Plates
12
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
Reading:. J. Rusher, King St, 1823.
Ref
5541

Oblong 4to, 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates, partly printed in colour, in original wrappers with printed label on front, preserved in a later cloth-covered box with paper label to spine. Coloured plates in order: 1. View of Reading from Red Lane. 2. Duke Street from the Bridge. 3. King Street. 4. View of the Corn Market, Obelisk & St. Lawrence's Church. 5. Horne Street & St. Giles Church. 6. St. Mary's Church. 7. The London Road from Reading. 8. Part of Castle Street from the Turnpike. 9. Luckley House, Sonning --- Palmer Esq. 10. Colney House. - J.B. Monck Esq, M.P. 11. Colonel Marsack's. 12. Caversham Bridge.