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FIRST EDITION OF 'BEATTIE'S SWITZERLAND'
Sold
€25
Timed Auction
Fine & Decorative Interiors Auction
Location
T9
Description
entitled ‘Switzerland Illustrated, Volume I’, by William Beattie, M.D., the hardback first edition retains its original green leather boards embossed with gilded decoration to cover and spine, complete with marbled endpapers, opening to reveal a series of views as depicted by W.H. Bartlett, accompanied by comprehensive text by William Beattie, published by George Virtue, London, 1836
Condition
Poor - original binding intact, considerable damages to cover boards, text remains in fine condition despite water damages, foxing and discolouration to pages as pictured
