SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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FLOWER, John. (artist)
Views of Ancient Buildings, in the Town and County of Leicester.

A lovely book devoted to the ancient old buildings of the town and city of Leicester. The book depicts ruins, bridges, pubs, thoroughfares, gateways, castles, and Roman remains.

Published
n. p. n.d. [c.1826]
References
Abbey Scenery 198.
Plates
25
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
n. p. n.d. [c.1826]
Ref
1041

Lithographed pictorial title and 24 plates after Flower, all hand-coloured, text lightly foxed, bookplate of Thomas Guy Paget of Sulby & Ibstock on front pastedown, contemporary marbled boards with paper label on upper board, re-backed and re-cornered in 1/2 crimson morocco, a little rubbed in places. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. Entrance to John of Gaunt's Cellar under the Castle. 2. Old Blue Boar Inn. Leicester. Where King Richard III slept on his way to Bosworth Field. 3. Gateway in the Neworks. 4. Turret Gateway entrance to the Neworks. 5. Old Buildings on the West Bridge, Leicester. 6. West Bridge, Leicester. 7. Entrance to Leicester from the West Bridge. 8. Mitre and Keys Inn, Leicester. 9. Shambles Lane, Leicester. 10. Roman Remains called the Jewry Wall and part of St. Nicholas Church, Leicester. 11. South Gate Street Leicester with the Confrators House. 12. High Cross Street, Leicester. 13. The Town Hall, Leicester. 14. Roman Mile Stone, Belgrave gate. 15. Leicester Abbey in 1826. 16. An Old Hall at Belgrave. 17. An Old House at Thurcaston, said to be the birthplace of Bishop Latimer. 18. Remains of Grooby Castle, Leicestershire. 19. Kirby castle near Glenfield. 20. Ruins in Bradgate Park. Residence of Lady Jane Grey. 21. Ulverscroft Priory in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. 22. Grace-Dieu Nunnery. 23. Ashby de la Zouche Castle. 24. Ashby de la Zouche Castle. 25. Belvoir Castle. The Seat of His Grace the Duke of Rutland.