$1,230
Hand-colored Prints, English, 18th Century, Bound Volume. Landscape-format large folio album containing twenty-six engravings, all hand-colored, including Boydell's A View of the Parade in St. James's Park , A View of the Bridge over the Thames at Hampton Court , and A General View of the City of London ; Moon Light , after Monamy; and many images of ships, including The Royal Sovereign , by Sartor after Baston; A Sea Engagement between the English and Algerines ; many views of the Thames, British ports, and some views of tourist sites on the continent; all illustrations hand-colored, trimmed and mounted in a 20th century album, most with publication and artist information trimmed away, some with losses to the image itself, most often repaired, some plates folded, with surface loss, spotting and other defects; bound in full morocco, front board detached, 22 1/2 x 15 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
