Views in Wales

St Georges Row, Oxford Turnpike: P. Sandby, 1775. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. SANDBY Paul. The First set of COLOURED Aquatint Views produced in England Large Paper example in early diced russia, rubbed at edges, covers with gilt Greek pattern borders, titled on upper cover in gilt, gilt panelled spine, board edges & turn in gilt, red marbled endpapers, oblong folio, text block edges yellowed. 3 parts in one, 2 sepia aquatint titles (as issued) & 37 hand coloured aquatint plates by & after Sandby (including one additional view not listed in Abbey), with guards, some within grey wash borders, some numbered in ink, Part III bound before I & II, a little spotting (mainly in the margins), one or two light stains & scratches. The first set of aquatint views produced in England, & particularly scarce with contemporary hand colouring, (Abbey in fact doubted that any early impressions were issued coloured). The additional plate in this copy is L[l]andaff (numbered XI in ink), whilst Denefawr Castle (listed in its place by Abbey & more commonly found) is loosely inserted from another copy. Both bear the date 1777. 1 letter tipped on to fep from book dealer Stephenson of James Rimell & Son to Sir Mayson Beeton ref selling him this copy for £42 (1933!) plus another leaf explaining Aquatints & mentioning that this was gifted by Beeton to Dorothy Grenside. No 1: Title page within decorative border. South Wales. I: The West Gate of Cardiff in Glamorganshire Sep 1777 II: Cardiff Castle from the West Sep 1777 III: The Entrance to Chepstow Castle September 1777 IIII: Chepstow Castle Sep 1777 V: Inside View of Chepstow Castle looking Eastward Sep 1777 VI: Traeth Mawr in the Road to Caernarvon from Festiniog Sep 1777 VII: Pont-Aber-Glasllin Sep 1777 VIII: Carew Castle N.W. Sep 1777 IX: View of the River Dee 3 miles short of Bala with Cader Idris Mountain near Dolgelli 30 miles distant Sep 1777 X: Pimble Meer Sep 1777 XI: (in ms) Llandaff Sep 1777 XII: (in ms) Rhaidr-y Wennel near Llanrwst in the County of Denbigh Sep 1777 I: Twelve Views in South Wales. Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshite Sep 1775 II: The South Gate of Cardiff Castle in Glamorgan Shire Sep 1775 III: St Quintins Castle near Cowbridge in Glamorgan Shire Sep 1776 IIII: North West View of St Donats Castle in Glamorgan Shire Sep 1775 V: View up Neath River from the House at Briton Ferry in Glamorgan Shire Sep 1775 VI: Pembroke Castle Sep 1775 VII: Part of the Remains of Llanphor, near Pembroke Sep 1775 VIII: Manerbawr Castle in Pembroke Shire Sep 1775 IX: Manerbawr Castle From the Inward Court Sep 1775 X: Carey Castle in Pembroke Shire Sep 1775 XI: Benton Castle Looking down the Reach to Milford Haven Sep 1775 XII: Episcopal Palace at St Davids Sep 1775 Title Page within decorative Border. North Wales. (**Following plates not numbered**) No 1: Twelve Views in North Wales Overton Bridge Over the River Dee, on the confines of Denbigh & Flintshire Sep 1776 No 2: Wynnstay, seat of Sir Watkin Williams Wynne Bart from a Cottage above the New Bridge over the River Dee, Denbigh Shire. Sep 1776 No 3: Chirk Castle &c from Wynnstay Park Sep 1776 No 4: Llangollen in the County of Denbigh, from the Turnpike Road bove the River Dee. Sep 1776 No 5: The Abbey of Llan Egwerst or Vale Crucis, and Castle Dinas Bran Sep 1776 No 6: The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth in Merioneth Shire Sep 1776 No 7: Harlech Castle in Merioneth Shire with Snowdon at a Distance Sep 1776 No 8: Caernarvon Castle Sep 1776 No 9: Bangor in the County of Caernarvon Sep 1776 No 10: Pengwern, Corn & Fulling Mills with Pont y Pandy, near Festiniog. Sep 1776 No 11: Conway in the County of Caernarvon Sep 1776 No 12: Pont y Pair over the River Conway above Llanrwst in the County of Denbigh Sep 1776 LOOSE XI Denefawr Castle Sep 1777 (watermarked J Whatman) (452*316 mm). (Abbey Scenery 511).