18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Abbey (J.R.)
Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860 from the Library of J. R. Abbey, A Bibliographical Catalogue, Dawsons, 1972, quarto, dust wrapper;
idem, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860 from the Library of J. R. Abbey, A Bibliographical Catalogue, Dawsons, 1972, two volumes, quarto, dust wrappers;
idem, Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860 from the Library of J. R. Abbey, A Bibliographical Catalogue, Curwen Press, 1952, numbered limited edition of 500, quarto, top edge gilt, original cloth (4)
Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £400
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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