Wright, G.N.
Ireland Illustrated, in a Series of Views of Cities, Towns, Public Buildings, Docks, Churches, Antiquities, Abbeys, Towers, Castles, Seats of the Nobility, &c. &c. Engraved on Steel, under the direction of E. Goodall. From original drawings by G. Petrie, W.H.Bartlett & T.M.Baynes. With Historical & Topographical Descriptions by G.N.Wright, Professor of Antiquities to the Royal Hibernian Academy.
First Edition / Complete with all plates ! London, H.Fisher, Son and Jackson, 1831. Large Quarto. Engraved title, 80 pages of text with explanations, 40 full-page-plates with 80 original engravings of Ireland and its Waterways, Canals, Monuments, Architecture, Landscape and Lakes, Mountains, Parks and Countryside etc. Hardcover / Original cloth with original spinelabel. In collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The charming plates all in excellent condition. Only very little browning to the paper. A wonderful and very rare publication with illustrations that are not only detailed but extremely charming and full of detail.