Antique 1832 1stEd 3-Vol Westmorland Cumberland Durham Northumberland 213 Plates For Sale

Antique 1832 1st Ed 3-Vol Westmorland Cumberland Durham Northumberland 213 Plates📊 Item SpecificsFieldValueTitleWestmorland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland IllustratedAuthor / HistorianThomas RoseIllustratorsThomas Allom, George Pickering, & morePublisherFisher, Son, & Co. (London & Paris)Year Published1832EditionFirst Edition (3-Volume Master Compendium)BindingAntique Hardcover Quarter Leather / ClothSpecial AttributesIllustrated with 213 Steel Engravings, Marbled EndpapersSubjectTopography, British History, Lake District SceneryLanguageEnglish📝 Detailed Item DescriptionProduct Overview
Up for sale or buy-it-now is a brilliant, highly sought-afterComplete 1832 Three-Volume First Edition SetofWestmorland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland Illustrated. Published in London by Fisher, Son, & Co., this historic masterwork acts as a definitive geographical window into early 19th-century British mountain, lake, and castle scenery.Illustration Completeness & Artist Value
This specific 3-volume layout is highly valued because it retainsall 213 original steel-engraved platesintact across the collection. The views are finely detailed masterpieces based on original field drawings by celebrated landscape artistsThomas AllomandGeorge Pickering.

• Volume I:73 plates (Beginning with theLangdale Pikes, Westmorlandvignette title page)
• Volume II:72 plates (Beginning with theGeneral View of Windermere Lakefrontispiece)
• Volume III:69 plates + Glossary of Provincial Terms (Beginning with theEskdale, looking towards & Markings
  The interiors display fascinating historical paths, featuring an elegant ink ownership signature on the flyleaf dated1905from\"Henry Williamson, Solway House, Maryport\"—a famous coastal locality steeped in the exact Cumbrian history described inside the volumes. Light pencil cataloging notations from an acquisition in 1970 are present on the upper title page corner.Condition Report
  • Bindings:Strong, solid antique bindings with deep plum-colored boards and rich, classic marbled endpapers inside the covers. Structurally sound text blocks. Spine edges and corners show standard age-appropriate shelf rubbing, minor scuffing, and corner rounding.
  • Interior Pages & Plates:Text and plates are remarkably crisp. Leaves show beautiful heavy-paper composition typical of 1832 Fisher printings. Expect minor, light localized foxing/spotting mostly restricted to plate margins, which is universal for books of this era and does not diminish the exceptional fidelity of the engravings. No missing pages or torn plates detected.

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