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Shoberl, Frederic (ed.): The World in Miniature: The Netherlands; containing a description of the Character, Manners, Habits, and Costumes of the Inhabitants of the late Seven United Provinces, Flanders and Brabant, London R. Ackerman, Repository of Arts 1823 ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed.
Very Good

pp.viii, (2), 241; 18 hand-coloured plates; endpapers marbled. Full blind stamped calf; rebacked, preserving original boards, with four raised bands, gilt stamped title. Corners and some surface rubbed. Hinges neatly reinforced internally with green buckram-type tape. First edition Full leather 24mo; First edition

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PUGIN, Augustus Charles. Gothic Furniture; consisting of twenty-seven coloured engravings, from designs by A. Pugin. London. R. Ackerman. c.1828.
The first separate publication of the designs for Gothic style furniture supplied by the elder Pugin to Ackermann's Repository, where they had appeared between 1 June 1825 and 1 Oct 1827. Includes a Gothic sofa, whist-table, window curtains and 'an horizontal grand piano-forte'. Many of the designs are probably drawn by A. W. Pugin, who, although very young, was already working on the Windsor Castle furniture [Belcher, Pugin: An Annotated Bibliography, 1987].

Small 4to. Engraved title frontispiece, letterpress title, & Preface (1 leaf). pp. 26 text. Original embossed cloth, gilt title to front board. Spine slightly faded, tear on lower front joint, otherwise a fine copy. Complete with 27 aquatint plates (each with imprint of Ackermann; plate numbers refer to the Repository of Arts, from where these plates are taken). Each engraving is accompanied by descriptive text.

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Combe, William [Dr. Syntax] (Rowlandson, Thomas [illus.]): The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque. A Poem. With new plates, London R. Ackerman's Repository of Arts

Half-leather binding over red covers G : in Good condition with marbled eps. Cover rubbed and bumped with light edge and corner wear. Spine rubbed. Taped inner hinges. Scattered foxing and finger marking to fore edges. Overall illustrations bright. Stamp of previous owner on verso of fep and neat ownership signature on ffep Fifth Edition 276pp + 'directions for the binder' page :: Hand coloured etchings by Thomas Rowlandson :: 250mm x 150mm (10" x 6") English

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