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Albermarle-Street, London: John Murray, 1823. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Batty Captain. Tall 12mo, 1st ed, 35 pls, VG. In brown morocco, decorative blind and gilt tooling, title in gilt to center, corners and edges rubbed. Spine, raised bands, no title, decorative blind tooling with some gilt, edges worn. Internally, board edges and turn-ins with decorative gilt tooling, marbled endpapers, bookplate of Charles G Graves to fpd, not paginated, lacks half title, [5], (viii only), [2], followed by 35 plates each with a leaf of descriptive text, printed on one side only, marbled text block edges. 19.5*12.5 cm, uncommon in this size. (Lowndes 2200. Anderson 336. Hotten2) Batty, army officer and artist, wrote and illustrated topographical books about the scenery of France (1822); Germany (1823); Wales (1823); Hanover, Saxony, and Denmark (1828); and India; and Select Views of the Principal Cities of Europe (1830-33), to namer but a few. See ODNB.

London: Albermarle-Street.: John Murray, 1823. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. BATTY Capt. 1st ed, VG, 35 pls. In modern half tree calf, marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, titles in gilt to calf labels. Internally, half title, [7], (viii) only, not paginated but 35 plates accompanied by 35 leaves of descriptive text, plates are mostly signed in pencil to verso by the initials of Francis Darby, text leaves watermarked 1822, some very light water marks to some margins, new endpapers, bookplate of Francis Darby loose (possibly 1783-1850). (Anderson 336). Batty eventually became a Colonel in the Royal Artillery working in India, Gibraltar, etc. His engravings, though small are very finely executed. A lovely copy!. See ODNB.

London: Albermarle-Street: John Murray, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. BATTY Captain. 70 steel engravings VG, First edition, 1823, large India paper copy, in contemporary black long grain half morocco, some gilt tooling, over red marbled boards, some short tears, corners & edge a little bumped & worn, Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, viii, followed by 35 leaves of descriptive text, each leaf accompanied by 2 plates (1 plate with no lettering, & 1 plate with lettering & date 1823), for a total of 70 plates (only 35 called for), marbled endpapers, t.e.g., remainder uncut, some occasional light edge browning & spotting, engraved by Edward Finden after Captain Batty. Text leaves watermarked J Whatman Turkey Mills 1822. (301*223 mm). Wales was the subject of one of the earliest books with steel engravings... The art historian Samuel Redgrave thought highly of him (Batty) his industry was… Read More

London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1823. First edition. Thirty-five engraved plates on INDIA PAPER by Edward Finden after Batty. Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars. 4to. Near-contemporary quarter morocco and cloth sides, "Percival" stamped in gilt at foot of spine, a.e.g. Bumping to corners, spine slightly faded, marginal foxing on plate 28, otherwise fine. First edition. Thirty-five engraved plates on INDIA PAPER by Edward Finden after Batty. Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars. 4to. India Paper Proof Copy.

London: Albermarle-Street: John Murray, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. BATTY Captain. 70 plates ie 35 steel engraving each in 2 states VG+, Large India Paper copy, First edition, 1823, in brown morocco cloth, corners bumped. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, edges bumped, short tear at base. Internally, half title, viii, followed by 35 leaves of descriptive text, watermarked J Whatman Turkey Mills 1822, each leaf accompanied by 2 plates (mostly with guards, 1 plate with no lettering, & 1 plate with lettering & date 1823), for a total of 70 plates,(only 35 called for), engraved by Edward Finden after Captain Batty, edges uncut, occasional light edge browning & spot, 2 book labels to fpd (Peter Bicknell & the armorial plate of JB Winterbotham) along with a bookseller label at base (William George's Son)FPD. (303*221 mm). A really clean, tight and interesting example. Wales was the subject of one of the earliest books with steel… Read More