A voyage round the coast of Great Britain / William Daniell ; edited and introduced by C. J. Shepherd ; preface by Robert Macfarlane ; maps drawn by Reginald Piggott
2008, First Edition. London : The Folio Society. First Folio edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in a near-fine slip-case. Edges of slip-case very slightly dulled and rubbed. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall. Item #457116
Physical description; xx, 294 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm. Notes; In slipcase. Includes index. "All illustrations are hand-coloured aquatints, drawn and engraved by William Daniell, and taken from his "Voyage round Great Britain undertaken in the summer of the year 1813 and commencing from the Land's-End, Cornwall", 8 volumes (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, and Brown, and William Daniell, 1814-25". "Source references": pages 271-280. Subjects; Daniell, William 1769-1837. Folio Society. Coasts Great Britain ; Pictorial works. Coasts Great Britain. Coasts ; In art. Book design. Great Britain Description and travel ; Pictorial works. Great Britain Travel and description ; Illustrations. geography travel writing nineteenth-century.
Price: €35.00