Wanderings and excursions in South Wales; with the scenery of the River Wye AND Wanderings in North Wales with 100 engravings by Radclyffe, from drawings by Cox, Harding, Fielding, Creswick, Watson - Complete in TWO VOLUMES
1837. London : Tilt and Bogue. Very good copies both bound in contemporary aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands, gilt cross-bands, spine compartments blind-tooled etc. Some toning, dust-dulling and edge-wear evident. Title label lacking from the South Wales volume. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Plates all present, maps lacking. Physical description; South Wales; [14], 284, [2], 50 plates ; 23 cm. North Wales; [14], [33]-332, [4] p., [51] leaves of plates : ill.; 23 cm. Notes; Added t.-p., engravings. "Partly written by Louisa A. Twamley, afterwards Mrs. Meredith."--Dict. Nat. Biog. Subjects; Wales - Description and travel. Wye River. Item #221917
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