SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

If you would like to get in touch, please feel free to contact: email hidden; JavaScript is required

NASH, Joseph.
The Mansions of England in the Olden Time.

Published
London: Henry Southern & Co., [1869-72].
References
Abbey Scenery 402 cite an earlier edition; Bobins 690.
Plates
104
Binding/Size
L=FOLIO
Value
0-5000
Published
London: Henry Southern & Co., [1869-72].
Ref
5578

5 vols (1 vol is text only), SCARCE LARGE PAPER COPY, folio, four lithographed titles, each with titling superimposed on the doorway or porch of a historic building. One hundred four lithographed plates, half red morocco gilt embossed title over matching cloth by Blumson & Co. Decorative gilt compartments and bands raised in gilt to spine. All edges gilt and with marbled endpapers. Hinges and board extremities rubbed and worn. Hullmandel printed the plates. It was also published in book form with the plates uncoloured. Coloured plates in order: Volume 1. 1. Title page. Doorway, East Barsha, Norfolk. 2. Hall, Hatfield, Herts. 3. Staircase, Hatfield, Herts. 4. Front View, Ockwell, Berks. 5. Hall, Ockwell, Berks. 6. Porch, Ockwell, Berks / Corridor, Ockwell, Berks (half page plates) 7. Hall, Wakehurst, Sussex. 8. Staircase, Wakehurst, Sussex. 9. Porch, Bramshill, Hants. 10. Terrace, Bramshill, Hants. 11. Staircase, Crewe Hall, Cheshire. 12. Southum, Gloucestershire. 13. Westwood, Worcestershire. 14. Hall, Beddington, Surrey. 15. Drawing Room, Boughton-Malherbe, Kent. 16. Penshurst, Kent. 17. Franke, Kent. 18. Holland House, Kensington [London]. 19. Entrance to Staircase, Holland House, Kensington. 20. Sutton Place, near Guildford, Surrey. 21. Loosely, near Guildford, Surrey. 22. Drawing Room, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. 23. Bay Window, Dining Room, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. 24. Long Gallery, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. 25. Hall, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. 26. Chapel, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. Volume 2. 1. Title page. Doorway, Combe Abbey, Warwickshire. 2. Hall, Audley End, Essex. 3. Porch, Audley End, Essex. 4. Hall, Littlecote, Wilts. 5. Hall, Moat House, Ichtham, Kent. 6. Chapel, Moat House, Ichtham, Kent. 7. Hall, Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire. 8. Drawing Room, Broughton Castle, Oxon. 9. Porch, Wroxton Abbey, Oxon. 10. Hall, Wroxton Abbey, Oxon. 11. Gallery, Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire. 12. Presence Chamber, Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire. 13. Grand Staircase, Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire. 14. Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire. 15. Court Yard, Hever Castle, Kent. 16. Bay Window, Hever Castle, Kent. 17. Sutton Place, near Guildford, Surrey. 18. Staircase, Knowle, Kent. 19. Brown Gallery, Knowle, Kent. 20. Room leading to [the] Chapel, Knowle, Kent. 21. Bedchamber, Knowle, Kent. 22. Gallery over the Hall, Knowle, Kent. 23. Cartoon Gallery, Knowle, Kent. 24. Hall, Knowle, Kent. 25. Stairs to Terrace, Bramshill, Hants / Postern Gate, Bramshill, Hants (half page plates). 26. Room, Postlip Hall, Gloucestershire. Volume 3. 1. Title page. Porch, Cranbourne, Dorset. 2. Burleigh, Northamptonshire. 3. Staircase, Burleigh, Northamptonshire. 4. Hall, Parham, Sussex. 5. Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. 6. Hall, Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. 7. Gallery, Lanhydroc, Cornwall. 8. Staircase, Aldermaston, Berks. 9. Waterstone, Dorset. 10. Athelhampton, Dorset. 11. Hall, Athelhampton, Dorset. 12. Garden Front, Cranbourne, Dorset. 13. Drawing Room, Chastleton, Oxon. 14. Gallery in Hall, Hatfield, Herts. 15. Gallery, Hatfield, Herts. 16. Charlcote, Warwickshire. 17. Hall, Hampton Court, Middlesex. 18. Presence Chamber, Hampton Court, Middlesex. 19. Drawing Room, Dorfold, Cheshire. 20. Porch, Montacute, Somerset. 21. Hall, Penshurst, Kent. 22. Compton Wynyate, Warwickshire. 23. Hall, Compton Wynyate, Warwickshire. 24. Bramhall Hall, Cheshire. 25. Bay Window in Hall, Bramhall, Cheshire. 26. Drawing Room, Bramhall Hall, Cheshire. Volume 4. 1. Title page. Entrance to Moat House, Ightham, Kent. 2. Bay Window, Lyme Hall, Cheshire. 3. Garden, Levens, Westmoreland. 4. Hall, Levens, Westmoreland. 5. Dining Room, Levens, Westmoreland. 6. Drawing Room, Levens, Westmoreland. 7. Small Drawing Room, Levens, Westmoreland. 8. Brereton, Cheshire. 9. Banqueting Room, Bramhall, Cheshire. 10. Inlaid Chamber, Szzergh, Westmoreland. 11. Hall, Crewe Hall, Cheshire. 12. Drawing Room, Crewe Hall, Cheshire. 13. Bingham, Melcombe, Dorset. 14. Room in Gate-House, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. 15. Gateway, Speke, Lancashire. 16. Hall, Speke, Lancashire. 17. Bay Window in Hall, Speke, Lancashire. 18. Drawing Room, Speke, Lancashire. 19. Garden Front, Speke, Lancashire. 20. Hall, Adlington, Cheshire. 21. Hall, Milton Abbey, Dorset. 22. Berwick Hall, Lancashire. 23. Staircase, Aston Hall, Warwickshire. 24. Gallery, Aston Hall, Warwickshire. 25. Drawing Room, Aston Hall, Warwickshire. 26. Moreton Hall, Cheshire.