Samuel Ireland 1797 England Picturesque Views River Avon... 1st Ed 29 Plates

Description: Building Your Great Collection; One Fine Book at a Time[17th Century Travel, England] Picturesque Views on the Upper or Warwickshire Avon, ..Ireland, Samuel (1774-1800) London: R. Faulder and T. Egerton, 1795 The Rest of the Title: ...from its source at Nasby to its junction with the Severn at Tewkesbury: with Observations on the Public Buildings, and Other works of art in its vicinity.Burgundy full-leather hardcover with tooled and gilt double fillet borders, inner dentelles, lettered title on black label in gilt with tooled and gilt floral decoration in five bands, new endpages. [Rebound] No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Text lightly toned and minimal offset from the plates.Aquatint extra title, 29 aquatint plates, 2 portraits, map of the course of the Avon, text engravings. 8vo; 23.5 cm, 9.25 inches tall; [v-xviii] -284. First Edition. [Two plates mis-inserted plate p243 at p250 and plate p250 at p253] All plates present Fine / No Dust Jacket As Issued. A Fine Hardcover. An important travalogue describing the locations and views along the River Avon from its source at Naseby to its junction with the Severn at Twekesbury.Also notable for some racy accounts which includes a brothel and a town whose young women trade favors for gingerbread.The author and engraver, began life as a weaver in Spitalfields, London, but soon took to dealing in prints and drawings and devoted his leisure to teaching himself drawing, etching, and engraving. He made sufficient progress to obtain a medal from the Society of Arts in 1760... "his taste for collecting books, pictures, and curiosities gradually became an all-absorbing passion, and his methods exposed him at times to censure..." DNBA bit of trivia about the author. Samuel Ireland was a fervent admirer of William Shakespeare, and in 1793, when preparing his "Picturesque Views of the Avon," he took his son with him to Stratford-upon-Avon, to examine carefully all the sights associated with the dramatist.The father recorded many local traditions, which he accepted as true, including those concocted for his benefit (according to Sidney Lee) by John Jordan, a Stratford poet, who was his chief guide throughout his visit.In his pursuit of information about Shakespeare Ireland, learned from some of the oldest inhabitants that manuscripts had been moved from Shakespeare's residence at New Place to Clopton House at the time of the Stratford fire. To Clopton House he went, where he learned from the tenant that the manuscripts, he was seeking had been destroyed only a week before.His disappointment was extreme. 'My God! Sir, you are not aware of the loss which the world has sustained. Would to heaven I had arrived sooner!' Today he is best remembered today as the chief victim of the Ireland Shakespeare forgeries created by his son, William Henry Ireland. But, alas, that is a tale for another day.Ref: English Short Title Catalog, t79991; Abbey, Scenery, 427. Cox III,182. Upcott 1277; WiKI; DNB ; Kells, p46 And Check out our other items! Member ofABAA [American Booksellers Antiquarian Association]FABA [Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association]IOBA [International Online Booksellers Association]The Ephemera Society of America Terms GuaranteeWe tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Our books, and ephemera are described using AB Bookman standards. Our Guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to buying. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. ShippingStandard shipping is by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 4 - 8 days (and sometimes longer) depending upon destination.We are happy to upgrade shipping to Priority Mail or to arrange overseas shipping to most foreign countries. Please choose that at checkout.FeedbackWe leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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