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Lot 109

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Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan, by Way of the Simplon... Engraved from Designs by J. and J. Lory of Neufchatel, R.Ackermann, 1820

24 June 2015, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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SCHOBERL (FREDERIC)

Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan, by Way of the Simplon... Engraved from Designs by J. and J. Lory of Neufchatel, first edition in English, engraved map and 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 8-page publisher's catalogue tipped-in at end, some light soiling, offsetting onto a few plates, later dark blue half morocco gilt, t.e.g., small paper shelf label on spine, rubbed [Tooley 446], 4to, R.Ackermann, 1820

Footnotes

The first issue ("superior" according to Tooley) with all the plates dated 1820, including views of Geneva, Sion, Brieg, Simplon, Algaby, Lake Maggiore, Gondo, Isola Bella, Crevola, Sesto, Lake Como and Milan.

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