Morris, Rev. F. O. editor: A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. I. , London: William MacKenzie n.d. c.1870.

27 by 21.5 cms. 90 pp. illustrated, in heavy, bevelled, embossed boards, decoratively worked and gilded, a.e.g. with a new cloth spine and spine label.. Vol 1 only of four. 39 houses are described in a two page text, and illustrated by colour plates using the most advanced colour printing techniques of the period. In this vol. the vignette of Balmoral and 37 plates are present out of the 39, Eaton Hall and Chatsworth are missing. Out of the remaining 37 there are 33 in very good condition, clean and fresh. The other 4 have some edgewear along the top of three, not affecting the image, but a fourth, Picton castle, is damaged with heavy edgewear and a crease across the image. The book can only be described as poor/fair but it has over 30 splendid illustrations of country houses. Windsor Castle, Harewood house, Wilton house, Castle Howard, Howsham Hall, Studely Castle, Picton Castle, Wentworth Woodehouse, Everingham Park, Holme Lacy, Thryburgh Park, Floors Castle, Lea, Farnham house, Ilam Hall, Warwick Castle, Franks, Guys Cliffe, Knowsley Hall, Garnstone, Trentham Hall, Charlecote, Ripley Castle, Burghley house, Alton Towers, Broadlands, Temple Newsham, Wollaton Hall, inverary Castle, Newstead abbey, Blenheim, Cranbury Park, Scone Palace, Whitley Court, Glanusk Park, Burton-Agnes Hall, Balmoral (vignette) (Book ref. 13396)  £95.00

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