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BURY, Lady Charlotte
The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna: A Poem with historical and Legendary notices. Illustrated by engravings of the Scenery from original drawings by the late Reverend Edward Bury.
London John Murray 1833
Reference : 3540
First Edition. Original brown cloth with leather label to front board. With engraved title, A little rubbing to the edges, and slight scratching to label. Slight splitting to surface of spine edge. Monogram bookplate to the inside board. Slight weakness to the binding at the title, and darkening to the page edges, but overall a very respectable copy. Portrait of Lady Bury and 6 engraved aquatints (complete). Sadlier 480: "This pious memorial to her husband (he died in 1832) was surely erected at Lady Charlotte's expense. the drawings are of considerable merit and beautifully reproduced. I include the book, despite its poetical character, for the sake of the drawings, and in order that its existence may be known." Having said that, there is a significant list of Royal Subscribers at the beginning of the book. xiv, 140 pages.
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BURY Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Campbell - Rev. Edward Bury (illustrator ) - Thomas Lupton ( engraver ) :
Reference : 45031
"The three great Sanctuaries of Tuscany , Valombrosa , Camaldoli, Laverna ; a poem with historical and legendary notices by the right hnourable lady Charlotte Bury. Illustrated by engravings of the scenery from original drawings by the late reverend Edward Bury."
London, John Murray,1833, in-folio, landscape format, 27 x 38 cm, (4)nn pp ( engraved frontispice, title page ) + xi pp (with engraved portrait) + (2)nn pp (list of subscribers) + 139 pp + 6 full page sepia tinted aquatint engravings. (Complete). Bound in watering maroon cloth, with maroon leather label with gilt lettering on front cover, maroon coloured endpapers. Binding with some wear at extremities, spine with some minor loss of material, interior fine without staining or foxing but only some offsetting on the serpent leaves. Still a fine copy of a rare and super romantic book. The portrait engraving of the author is made after a painting by G. Hayter.
